Caiola v. Allcity Insurance Company
Citation | 7 A.D.3d 557,776 N.Y.S.2d 504,2004 NY Slip Op 03756 |
Decision Date | 10 May 2004 |
Docket Number | 2003-06820. |
Parties | CIRINO CAIOLA ET AL., Plaintiffs, v. ALLCITY INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant. SOLOMON ABRAHAMS, Nonparty Appellant. (Matter No. 1.) IN THE MATTER OF PARKSIDE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. SOLOMON ABRAHAMS, Nonparty Appellant. (Matter No. 2.) |
Court | New York Supreme Court Appellate Division |
Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
The appellant contends that the Supreme Court did not have the power to commence the criminal contempt proceeding against him sua sponte. However, having unsuccessfully litigated this issue in a prior proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 (see Matter of Abrahams v DiBlasi, 293 AD2d 530 [2002]), the appellant is collaterally estopped from making this argument (see Goldman Plumbing & Heating Corp. v Nesbit, 244 App Div 311 [1935]), which, in any event, is without merit (cf. Judiciary Law § 2-b [3]; De Lancey v Piepgras, 141 NY 88 [1894]; Wehringer v Brannigan, 232 AD2d 206 [1996]).
Contrary to the appellant's contention, the Supreme Court providently exercised its discretion in declining to recuse itself after commencing the criminal contempt proceeding (see Skripek v Skripek, 239 AD2d 488 [1997]).
The appellant's remaining contentions are without merit.
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