Putnam County National Bank v. Bischofsberger

Frank C. Bowers, Jr., J.

The plaintiff in the above-related actions moves this court for an order granting summary judgment in lieu of complaint pursuant to CPLR 3213. This *916section is intended to provide a speedy and effective means of securing a judgment on a claim presumptively meritorious, where the action is based upon an instrument for the payment of money only or upon any judgment.

As we noted in a previous decision in a case similar to those now before us (cf. Putnam County Nat. Bank of Carmel v Bennett, decided May 12, 1975), CPLR 3213 provides that certain notice procedures must be…