White v. Good Operating Corp.

• Decision Date: 03 October 1963
• Citation: 243 N.Y.S.2d 260,19 A.D.2d 802
• Parties: Malvin WHITE, Plaintiff-Respondent, Malvin WHITE, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. GOOD OPERATING CORP., Defendant-Appellant.
• Court: New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division

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243 N.Y.S.2d 260

19 A.D.2d 802

Malvin WHITE, Plaintiff-Respondent, Malvin WHITE, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. GOOD OPERATING CORP., Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department.

Oct. 3, 1963.

B. Weinberger, New York City, for plaintiff-respondent.

S. Advocate, New York City, for defendant-appellant.

Before BOTEIN, P. J., and BREITEL, RABIN, EAGER and STEUER, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

Order, entered on November 19, 1962, denying motion to dismiss for lack of prosecution, unanimously reversed, on the law and on the facts and in the exercise of discretion, with $20 costs and disbursements to appellant, and the motion to dismiss the complaint granted, with $10 costs. Plaintiff failed, except feebly, to explain or excuse a delay of 73 months between the time of joinder of issue and the serving and filing of a note of issue (see Seymoure v. Lake Shore & M. S. Ry. Co., 12 App.Div. 300, 42 N.Y.S.2d 92). He failed to supply an affidavit of merits (see Gallagher v. Clafington, Inc., 7 A.D.2d 627, 179 N.Y.S.2d 360). A dismissal of the action is therefore required, notwithstanding the fact that plaintiff served and filed a note of issue immediately before the making of the motion to dismiss (e. g. Quick Service Novelty Corp. v. Ben Scharf, 3 A.D.2d 989, 163 N.Y.S.2d 58). Moreover, a showing of undue prejudice to defendant is not necessary (Garcia v. Sentry-Norden Oil and Heating Co., 18 A.D.2d 789, 236 N.Y.S.2d 633).