Legal Opinion

Chechile v. Magee

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

Decided October 6, 2009Published

1Opinion of the Court

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendant appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (McCarty, J.), dated April 20, 2009, which denied, as untimely, his motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

The Supreme Court did not improvidently exercise its discretion in denying, as untimely, the defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint. The excuses proffered by the defendant were insufficient to constitute good cause for *626the delay in making his motion (see CPLR 3212 [a]; Miceli v…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Brill v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 2004
  2. Miceli v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 2004
  3. Giudice v. Green 292 Madison, LLCAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
  4. Baldessari v. CainesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009

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