Legal Opinion
Martin v. Liberty Mutual Insurance
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 14, 2012PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
“On a motion to dismiss the complaint pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) (7) for failure to state a cause of action, the court must afford the pleading a liberal construction, accept all facts as alleged in the pleading to be true, accord the plaintiff the benefit of every possible inference, and determine only whether the facts as alleged fit within any cognizable legal theory” (Breytman v Olinville Realty, LLC, 54 AD3d 703, 703-704 [2008]; see Morales v AMS Mtge. Servs., Inc., 69 AD3d 691, 692 [2010]). In determining such a motion, “the sole criterion is whether the subject pleading states a cause…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Guggenheimer v. GinzburgNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
- Goshen v. Mutual Life InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 2002
- Breytman v. Olinville Realty, LLCAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
- Bedessee Imports, Inc. v. Cook, Hall & Hyde, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
- MacDonald v. Carpenter & Pelton, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1969
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