Denburg v. Flattau

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York

Denburg v. Flattau

213 A.D.2d 297, 624 N.Y.S.2d 151, 1995 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 3030

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York·Decided March 23, 1995·Published·Cited by 2 cases

Opinion

—Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Herman Cahn, J.), entered on or about June 16, 1994, which denied plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment, unanimously affirmed, with costs.

Summary judgment was properly denied on the ground that issues of fact continue to exist whether the parties intended the alleged oral agreement of 1986 to be an accord and satisfaction, and, if so, its intended scope (see, 82 NY2d 375, 384-385).

The Court of Appeals has specifically outlined the factual issue and in fact said that an agreement to settle a dispute can be enforced even though the forfeiture clause was itself unenforceable. Defendant’s claim that the alleged agreement could also be viewed as a waiver by plaintiff of a contractual right or a compromise and settlement also raises issues of fact precluding summary judgment even though such theories were not specifically pleaded (Rizzi v Sussman, 9 AD2d 961). Concur—Rosenberger, J. P., Rubin, Ross, Nardelli and Williams, JJ.

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—Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Herman Cahn, J.), entered on or about June 16, 1994, which denied plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment, unanimously affirmed, with costs.

Summary judgment was properly denied on the ground that issues of fact continue to exist whether the parties intended the alleged oral agreement of 1986 to be an accord and satisfaction, and, if so, its intended scope (see, 82 NY2d 375, 384-385).

The Court of Appeals has specifically outlined the factual issue and in fact said that an agreement to settle a dispute can be enforced even though the forfeiture clause was itself unenforceable. Defendant’s claim that the alleged agreement could also be viewed as a waiver by plaintiff of a contractual right or a compromise and settlement also raises issues of fact precluding summary judgment even though such theories were not specifically pleaded (Rizzi v Sussman, 9 AD2d 961). Concur—Rosenberger, J. P., Rubin, Ross, Nardelli and Williams, JJ.

Denburg v. Flattau, 213 A.D.2d 297, 624 N.Y.S.2d 151, 1995 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 3030 (N.Y. Ct. App. 1995).

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