Legal Opinion
Chiarella v. Chiarella
New York Supreme Court
Decided May 14, 2007PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
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Allan B. Weiss, J.
CPLR 3213 allows a plaintiff to commence an action “based upon an instrument for the payment of money only” by serving a summons and notice of motion for summary judgment and supporting papers in lieu of a complaint. “[A] document comes within CPLR 3213 ‘if a prima facie case would be made out by the instrument and a failure to make the payments called for by its terms’ ” (Weissman v Sinorm Deli, 88 NY2d 437, 444 [1996], quoting Interman Indus. Prods, v R.S.M. Electron Power, 37 NY2d 151, 155 [1975]; see Diversified Invs. Corp. v DiversiFax, Inc., 239…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Interman Industrial Products, Ltd. v. R. S. M. Electron Power, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1975
- Weissman v. Sinorm Deli, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1996
- Haug v. Metal City Findings Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1975
- Diversified Investors Corp. v. DiversiFax, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- Kerin v. KaufmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
3Cited by1 opinion
- BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON v. Walnut Place LLCDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2011