Legal Opinion

Schiff v. County of Sullivan

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

Decided October 4, 1990Published

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Williams, J.), entered March 10, 1989 in Sullivan County, which, inter alia, dismissed the complaint.

Supreme Court properly exercised its discretion in denying plaintiffs’ motion to be relieved of their default in opposing defendants’ prior motions for summary judgment (see, CPLR 5015 [a] [1]) because of plaintiffs’ failure to demonstrate a meritorious cause of action (see, Wilcox v Parkland Dev. Corp., 157 AD2d 998; Lyons v New York R. T. Corp., 260 App Div 938). The cause of action asserted against defendant New York State Employees’ Retirement…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Goodman v. ReganAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
  2. Wilcox v. Parkland Development Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
  3. Lyons v. New York Rapid Transit Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1940

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