Davoli v. New York State Electric & Gas Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—Order unanimously modified on the law and as modified affirmed without costs in accordance with the following Memorandum: Supreme Court erred in awarding plaintiff attorney’s fees and costs on her motion to compel discovery (see, CPLR 3126). There is no evidence in the record that defendant or its attorney willfully refused to comply with plaintiff’s discovery demand, made just over two months before plaintiffs motion to compel, and the record discloses that defendant’s attorney requested clarification in attempting to comply with the demand (cf., Summit Waterproofing & Restoration Corp. v…
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- Preferred Equities Corp. v. ZiegelmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- Summit Waterproofing & Restoration Corp. v. Scarsdale Country Estates Owners, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
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- Davoli v. New York State Electric & Gas Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998