Legal Opinion
Ettienne v. Hochman
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 19, 2011PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In a consolidated action, inter alia, to recover damages for abuse of process, Joyce Molach Hochman and Saul Hochman appeal, as limited by their notice of appeal and brief, from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Kramer, J.), dated April 27, 2010, as denied that branch of their cross motion which was, in effect, for summary judgment on the issue of liability on their cause of action alleging abuse of process.
Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.
“Abuse of process has three essential elements: (1) regularly issued process, either civil or…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Berisic v. WinckelmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
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