Legal Opinion
Bowes v. Magna Concepts, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 25, 1990PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Herman Cahn, J.), entered May 9, 1990, denying defendant Magna Concepts, Inc.’s motion to dismiss the complaint (CPLR 3211 [a] [1], [7]), unanimously reversed, on the law, without costs or disbursements, and the motion granted with leave to plaintiff, if she be so advised, to serve an amended complaint pleading special damages.
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