Pleading Requirements for “Goods Sold and Delivered” Cause of Action Succinctly Explained
In affirming Supreme Court’s grant of summary judgment to plaintiff on its “goods sold and delivered” cause of action, the Fourth Department explained the pleading requirements:
… [P]laintiff’s complaint, with its attached invoices, satisfied the pleading requirements of CPLR 3016 (f) … . The invoices provided the requisite degree of specificity inasmuch as they permitted defendant ” to respond in a meaningful way on an item-by-item basis’ ” … . Each invoice set forth the date of the order, the specific items ordered and delivered, the quantity ordered and delivered, as well as the price per unit and the total price for the quantity ordered … . Defendant was thus required to indicate specifically in its verified answer “those items [it] dispute[d] and whether in respect of delivery or performance, reasonable value or agreed price” (CPLR 3016 [f]). Defendant failed to do so and, therefore, Supreme Court properly granted that part of plaintiff’s motion on the cause of action for goods sold and delivered … . Erie Materials, Inc. v Central City Roofing Co., Inc., 2015 NY Slip Op 07137, 4th Dept 10-2-15