Legal Opinion
Shaffer v. Best Farms No. 3, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 22, 1985PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
— In a negligence action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., defendants appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Richmond County (Horowitz, J.), dated March 26, 1984, which granted the plaintiffs’ motion to discontinue the action without prejudice.
Order affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
*746A motion to discontinue an action without prejudice after issue is joined but prior to trial should be granted absent prejudice to the defendants (see Tucker v Tucker, 55 NY2d 378; Valladares v Valladares, 80 AD2d 244, affd 55 NY2d 388). Lazer, J. P., Thompson, Weinstein and Eiber, JJ.,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Tucker v. TuckerNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Valladares v. ValladaresNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Valladares v. ValladaresAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
3Cited by5 opinions
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