Legal Opinion
DVL, INC. v. Mutnick
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 6, 2000No. 98Civ. 8393(MBM)PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
MUKASEY, District Judge.
Plaintiff DVL, Inc. sues defendant Jeffrey Mutnick for breach of contract based on Mutnick’s failure to make payments due under a promissory note that he signed in 1985. Mutnick moves for summary judgment pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 56(c) on the ground that DVL’s claim is time-barred. DVL cross-moves for summary judgment, arguing that when Mutnick joined a class action settlement in 1992, he made a new promise to pay the debt and that promise restarted the statute of limitations. For the reasons set forth below, Mutnick’s motion is granted, DVL’s…
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- DVL, Inc. f/K/a Del-val Financial Corp. v. MutnickCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2001