The Second Department, reversing Supreme Court, determined the referee did not comply with the order of reference and the referee’s order exceeded the scope of authority given by the order of reference. Therefore the grant of summary judgment, which was based on the referee’s order, was reversed: A referee derives his or her authority from […]
The Second Department, reversing Supreme Court, determined the Big Apple map demonstrated the city did not have prior written notice of the sidewalk/curb defect where plaintiff allegedly slipped and fell, despite the apparent existence of another Big Apple map which showed the defect but was not shown to have been served on the city (NYC): […]
The Second Department, reversing Supreme Court, determined the bank waived its objection to a late answer by not timely rejecting it within 15 days. Therefore the default was also waived: The defendant failed to timely appear or answer the complaint. … On April 30, 2018, the defendant served an answer with counterclaims. Seventeen days later, […]
The Second Department, reversing Supreme Court in this foreclosure action, determined (1) the bank was still required to provide the RPAPL1304 notice despite the application for a loan modification, and (2) the proof of mailing the notice was insufficient. The court noted that proof of mailing submitted for the first time in reply cannot be […]
The Second Department, reversing Supreme Court, determined the defendant’s motion for summary judgment in this Labor Law 200 action should not have been granted. There are two distinct theories which will support a Labor Law 200 cause of action. If the injury stems from the means and manner of the work, the defendant must have […]
The Second Department, reversing County Court, determined it was an abuse of discretion to deny defendant’s motion to withdraw his plea without holding a hearing. The matter was remitted for a hearing. The defendant was given a “last chance” to accept a plea offer just before the suppression hearing began. Defense counsel asked about bail […]
The Second Department, reversing Supreme Court, determined there were questions of fact whether any distributees of the deceased mortgagors were necessary parties in this foreclosure action. The motion to dismiss for failure to join necessary parties should not have been granted. The court should have determined whether joinder of any parties was required and then […]
The Second Department, reversing (modifying) Supreme Court, determined the court should not have summarily dismissed the declaratory judgment aspect of this hybrid declaratory judgment/Article 78 action. The Second Department found that Supreme Court had properly affirmed the denial of a special use permit for a dog kennel, but the Second Department reinstated the request for […]
The Third Department, reversing Supreme Court, in a full-fledged opinion by Justice Lynch, over a partial dissent, determined the Administrative Board of the NYS Unified Court System did not act arbitrarily and capriciously when it denied certification to 46 of 49 Supreme Court Justices who reached the age of 70 in 2020. Retirement at age […]
The First Department, reversing Supreme Court, in a full-fledged opinion by Justice Manzanet-Daniels, determined the defamation action based upon defendant’s filing a sexual assault complaint with the police was protected by qualified immunity and the nature of the complaint did not evince the malice required to overcome the qualified immunity. The sexual assault trial ended […]
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