Legal Opinion

McGee v. Levy

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

Decided November 15, 1925PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Order denying defendant’s motion to dismiss complaint for failure to prosecute reversed on the law and the facts, with ten dollars costs and disbursements, and motion granted, with ten dollars costs. PL'intiff has failed to sustain the burden of satisfactorily explaining his neglect to proceed with the trial of the action, and the discretion *721of the learned Special Term under the circumstances was improperly exercised. (Regan v. Milliken Bros., 123 App. Div. 72, 73.) Kelly, P. J., Rich, Jaycox and Young, JJ., concur; Kapper, J., absent and not voting.

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Regan v. Milliken Bros.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1907

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Cesiro v. Jewish HospitalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1929
  2. Fassari v. Lo DolceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1936
  3. Mormon v. FarrellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1929
  4. Reed v. ReedAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1953
  5. Waskovitz v. PerskyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1929