Breytman v. Schechter
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
*784The appeal from the intermediate order dated February 8, 2011, must be dismissed because the right of direct appeal therefrom terminated with the entry of judgment in the action (see Matter of Aho, 39 NY2d 241 [1976]). The issues raised on the appeal from the order dated February 8, 2011, are brought up for review and have been considered on the appeal from the judgment (see CPLR 5501 [a] [1]).
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