Legal Opinion

Dentes v. Wetherell

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided April 8, 1988PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

— Order unanimously modified on the law and as modified affirmed with costs to plaintiff, in accordance with the following memorandum: In the absence of prejudice to defendant, plaintiff’s motion for leave to amend his complaint should have been granted (see, Newton v Aqua Flo Co., 106 AD2d 919). Two of the causes of action plaintiff seeks to add to his amended complaint, however, are patently insufficient and plaintiff should not be permitted to add them (see, De Forte v Allstate Ins. Co., 66 AD2d 1028). The order appealed from is modified, therefore, by granting plaintiff’s motion to serve…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. De Forte v. Allstate InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978
  2. Newton v. Aqua Flo Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984

3Cited by1 opinion

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