Rosenstein v. Rothenberg
| Decision Date | 20 October 1959 |
| Citation | 191 N.Y.S.2d 569,9 A.D.2d 663 |
| Parties | Neil ROSENSTEIN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Selma ROTHENBERG, Defendant-Respondent. |
| Court | New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division |
M. Winter, New York City, for plaintiff-appellant.
C. A. Cohen, New York City, for defendant-respondent.
Before BOTEIN, P. J., and BREITEL, McNALLY, STEVENS and BASTOW, JJ.
The order and judgment appealed from are reversed on the facts and in the exercise of discretion, without costs to either party, and the motion to dismiss denied upon the condition that a note of issue be filed immediately for the next succeeding term of court. This action, commenced in 1957, should have been concluded, and its speedy termination now becomes imperative particularly in view of the existing attachment. The leisurely pace of the proceedings to date as exemplified by the conduct of counsel in pre-trial proceedings persuades us there was no unreasonable neglect to prosecute (Civil Practice Act, § 181) nor any abandonment of the action. Also, Special Term indicated possible merit to the claim. Ample opportunity having been afforded the parties for steps preliminary to the trial, and pre-trial proceedings having been concluded, further delay of course would be inexcusable.
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