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Hellner v. Mannow

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Decision Date23 January 1973
Citation41 A.D.2d 525,340 N.Y.S.2d 15
PartiesSylvia HELLNER et al., Plaintiffs-Respondents, v. James MANNOW and Dominick Mannow, etc., Defendants-Appellants.
CourtNew York Supreme Court — Appellate Division

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340 N.Y.S.2d 15

41 A.D.2d 525

Sylvia HELLNER et al., Plaintiffs-Respondents, v.James MANNOW and Dominick Mannow, etc., Defendants-Appellants.

Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department.

Jan. 23, 1973.

B. H. Siff, New York City, for plaintiffs-respondents.

L. I. Wolf, Brooklyn, for defendants-appellants.

Before STEVENS, P.J., and KUPFERMAN, MURPHY, STEUER and TILZER, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County, entered August 14, 1972, unanimously reversed, on the law and in the exercise of discretion, and defendants' motion to dismiss the complaint is granted and the complaint dismissed, without costs and without disbursements.

The accident of which plaintiff complains occurred March 23, 1968.Action was commenced on or about April 16, 1971, by service of the summons alone upon the defendant by the Sheriff.A notice of appearance and demand for a complaint was served May 20, 1971.April 27, 1972, plaintiff attempted to serve a complaint.Defendants moved pursuant to CPLR 3012(b) to dismiss the complaint.

It is from a denial of the motion that defendants appeal.No valid excuse is offered to explain the delay in serving the complaint over this extended period and the motion should have been granted (Schwartz v. National Fire Insurance Company, 25 A.D.2d 727, 268 N.Y.S.2d 749;Powell v. Becker Truck Renting Corp., 20 A.D.2d 573, 245 N.Y.S.2d 910).Plaintiff's attorney could have verified the complaint.In fact, the proposed complaint is purported to be verified by the attorney.Nor is it requisite that prejudice be shown...

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    • New York Court of Appeals Court of Appeals
    • March 25, 1980
    ...reasonable excuse for the delay (e. g., Odess v. Medical Center, Teamster Local 1034, 67 A.D.2d 941, 413 N.Y.S.2d 205; Hellner v. Mannow, 41 A.D.2d 525, 340 N.Y.S.2d 15 app. dsmd. 32 N.Y.2d 897, 346 N.Y.S.2d 815, 300 N.E.2d 155; Graziano v. Albanese, 24 A.D.2d 712, 263 N.Y.S.2d 20; cf. Di R......
  • Sakvarelidze v. Epstein
    • United States
    • New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division
    • July 15, 1974
    ...exercise of Special Term's discretion to deny appellant's motion (O'Halloran v. Eller, 43 A.D.2d 955, 352 N.Y.S.2d 216; Hellner v. Mannow, 41 A.D.2d 525, 340 N.Y.S.2d 15; Wilkening v. Fogarty, 40 A.D.2d 1031, 338 N.Y.S.2d 985; Melfi v. Nash, 40 A.D.2d 1017; Scala v. Fuller, 39 A.D.2d 767, 3......
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    • New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division
    • December 21, 1976
    ...the action. Schwartz v. National Fire Insur. Co. of Hartford, 25 A.D.2d 727, 268 N.Y.S.2d 749 (1st Dep't 1966); Hellner v. Mannow, 41 A.D.2d 525, 340 N.Y.S.2d 15 (1st Dep't 1973); and Sakvarelidze v. Epstein, 45 A.D.2d 864, 358 N.Y.S.2d 549 (2d Dep't 1974). None of these requirements has be......
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    ...excuse the failure to serve the requested pleading prior to the motion to dismiss, the motion should have been granted (Hellner v. Mannow, 41 A.D.2d 525, 340 N.Y.S.2d 15, app. dismissed 32 N.Y.2d 897, 346 N.Y.S.2d 815, 300 N.E.2d 155; DeStefano v. Nash, 40 A.D.2d 1010, 338 N.Y.S.2d Order un......
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