Legal Opinion
Adams v. Alexander
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 19, 2002PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the plaintiffs appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Coppola, J.), dated March 16, 2001, which, upon the granting of the defendants’ motion pursuant to CPLR 3012 (b) to dismiss the action for failure to serve a complaint, dismissed the complaint.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.
To successfully oppose a motion pursuant to CPLR 3012 (b) to dismiss an action for failure to serve a complaint, a plaintiff must demonstrate, among other things, a reasonable excuse for failing to serve a timely…
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