Legal Opinion
McCrimmon v. County of Nassau
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 3, 2003PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In an action, inter alia, to recover damages for false arrest, the defendants appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Winick, J.), entered January 8, 2002, which denied their motion pursuant to CPLR 603 to sever the plaintiffs’ causes of action for trial.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
The decision whether to grant a severance pursuant to CPLR 603 is a matter of judicial discretion which should not be disturbed on appeal absent a showing of prejudice to a substantial right of the party seeking severance (see Finning v Niagara Mohawk Power Corp., 281 AD2d 844;…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Shanley v. Callanan Industries, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1981
- Finning v. Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
- McIver v. CanningAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- Guilford v. NetterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
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