Legal Opinion
Columbe v. New York Telephone Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 7, 1984PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
— Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court at Special Term (Dier, J.), entered August 9, 1983 in Schenectady County, which granted defendant’s cross motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint. H Plaintiffs commenced the instant action on January 19, 1983 to recover for “damages and breach of contract” resulting from defendant’s alleged failure to provide proper telephone service sometime during April of 1979. In its answer, defendant asserted, inter alia, that the application was barred by the three-year Statute of Limitations applicable to tort claims (CPLR 214, subds 4, 5).…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. Enco Associates, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1977
- In re the Arbitration between Paver & Wildfoerster & Catholic High School Ass'nNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- Hamilton Employment Service, Inc. v. New York Telephone Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1930
- Long Island Central Station, Inc. v. New York Telephone Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1976
- Zuckerbrod v. New York Telephone Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
3Cited by4 opinions
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- New York Marine & General Insurance v. S/S "Ming Prosperity"District Court, S.D. New York · 1996
- Community Network Service, Inc. v. Verizon New York, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
- Empire One Telecommunications, Inc. v. Verizon New York, Inc.New York Supreme Court · 2009