Bury v. CIGNA Healthcare of New York, Inc.

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Harold Tompkins, J.), entered January 29, 1998, which, to the extent appealed from as limited by plaintiffs brief, denied plaintiffs motion to remove this action from Civil Court, New York County, to Supreme Court, New York County, unanimously reversed, on the law and the facts, without costs, and the motion granted.

The Civil Court of the City of New York is a court of limited jurisdiction, having no general equity jurisdiction except as specifically provided by law (W.H.P. 20, Inc. v Oktagon Corp., 251 AD2d 58; see, CCA 201 et seq.). CPLR 3001 confers…