Legal Opinion
Hughes v. Long Island University
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 12, 2003PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the defendant appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Werner, J.), entered June 7, 2002, which denied its motion for leave to serve an amended verified answer adding the affirmative defense of release, or, in the alternative, for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
Contrary to the contention of the defendant Long Island University (hereinafter LIU), the general release executed in the prior federal civil rights action was not intended to encompass the…
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