Smith v. City of Troy, New York
| Decision Date | 15 October 1981 |
| Citation | 444 N.Y.S.2d 918,54 N.Y.2d 890 |
| Parties | , 429 N.E.2d 425 John A. SMITH, Appellant, v. CITY OF TROY, NEW YORK, Respondent. |
| Court | New York Court of Appeals Court of Appeals |
Order affirmed, with costs. We cannot say as a matter of law that the Appellate Division, 77 A.D.2d 691, 429 N.Y.S.2d 796, abused its discretion.
All concur.
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Athanasiou v. Esposito
...Corp., 66 N.Y.2d 750, 497 N.Y.S.2d 360, 488 N.E.2d 106; Smith v. City of Troy, 77 A.D.2d 691, 429 N.Y.S.2d 796, affd., 54 N.Y.2d 890, 444 N.Y.S.2d 918, 429 N.E.2d 425). Supreme Court did not abuse its discretion in dismissing this action since plaintiffs made no attempt to present a justifi......
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Lyons v. Butler
...to dismiss the action for failure to prosecute (see, Smith v. City of Troy, 77 A.D.2d 691, 429 N.Y.S.2d 796, affd. 54 N.Y.2d 890, 444 N.Y.S.2d 918, 429 N.E.2d 425; Rumrill v. Epting, 88 A.D.2d 1047, 452 N.Y.S.2d 686), here, the motion to dismiss was served before expiration of the requisite......
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Balancio v. American Optical Corp.
...v. Epting, 88 A.D.2d 1047, 1048, n. , 452 N.Y.S.2d 686; compare, Smith v. Troy, 77 A.D.2d 691, 429 N.Y.S.2d 796, affd. 54 N.Y.2d 890, 444 N.Y.S.2d 918, 429 N.E.2d 425 [incorrect statement of time period under statute] WACHTLER, C.J., and JASEN, MEYER, SIMONS, KAYE and ALEXANDER, JJ., concur......
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Rumrill v. Epting
...mandated 90-day period. * We disagree and find the case of Smith v. City of Troy, 77 A.D.2d 691, 429 N.Y.S.2d 796, affd. 54 N.Y.2d 890, 444 N.Y.S.2d 918, 429 N.E.2d 425 to be controlling. In that case, this court held that an irregularity, such as occurred here, was not prejudicial and shou......