Home/Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York/Converso v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.

Converso v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.

5 A.D.3d 1056, 773 N.Y.S.2d 685, 2004 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 3126
CourtAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
DecidedMarch 19, 2004
StatusPublished

This text of 5 A.D.3d 1056 (Converso v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook
Converso v. Sears, Roebuck & Co., 5 A.D.3d 1056, 773 N.Y.S.2d 685, 2004 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 3126 (N.Y. Ct. App. 2004).

Opinion

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Erie County (Joseph R. Glownia, J.), entered April 12, 2003. The order removed the action to Buffalo City Court.

It is hereby ordered that the order so appealed from be and the same hereby is unanimously reversed on the law without costs, and the matter is remitted to Supreme Court, Erie County, for further proceedings on the complaint.

Memorandum: We agree with defendant that Supreme Court abused its discretion in sua sponte removing this action to City Court pursuant to CPLR 325 (d) and 22 NYCRR 202.13 (e) (see Gair Co. v Cambridge Carpet, 160 AD2d 371 [1990]). We therefore reverse the order and remit the matter to Supreme Court for further proceedings on the complaint. Present—Wisner, J.P., Hurlbutt, Kehoe, Lawton and Hayes, JJ.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

Related

Gair Co. v. Cambridge Carpet Ltd.
160 A.D.2d 371 (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 1990)

Cite This Page — Counsel Stack

Bluebook (online)
5 A.D.3d 1056, 773 N.Y.S.2d 685, 2004 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 3126, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/converso-v-sears-roebuck-co-nyappdiv-2004.