Legal Opinion

Houck v. Golub Corp.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided July 6, 1995PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtWhite, J.

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Hughes, J.), entered August 24,1994 in Albany County, which denied defendant’s motion to dismiss the complaint for failure to prosecute.

This appeal arises from Supreme Court’s denial of defendant’s motion to dismiss the complaint for plaintiffs’ failure to comply with a 90-day demand to file a note of issue (CPLR 3216). We affirm.

Supreme Court did not abuse its discretion in accepting plaintiffs’ proffered excuse of law office failure as there is no indication in the record that plaintiffs failed to diligently pursue this lawsuit or engaged in…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Pastore v. Golub Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  2. Lichter v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  3. Jeune v. O.T. Trans Mix Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Hansel v. LambAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
  2. Baczkowski v. D.A. Collins Construction Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996

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