Georgopoulous v. Beach Haven Apartments, No. 3, Inc.

Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York

Georgopoulous v. Beach Haven Apartments, No. 3, Inc.

17 Misc. 2d 445, 191 N.Y.S.2d 395, 1959 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 4337

Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York·Decided February 10, 1959·Published·Cited by 1 cases

Opinion

Per Curiam.

Plaintiff failed to present any valid reason or excuse for his delay of more than 27 months after joinder of issue, in bringing the cause on for trial. In the circumstances, it was error to deny defendant’s motion to dismiss the action unconditionally for lack of prosecution. (Johnson v. Moody’s Investors Service, 285 App. Div. 966; Brassner Mfg. Co. v. Consolidated Edison Co., 1 A D 2d 840; Hardware Mut. Cas. Co. v. Rosenberg, 3 A D 2d 988; Fischer v. Tushnett, 256 App. Div. 833; Birch v. Wolper, 1 A D 2d 1028; Trapani v. Samuels, 3 A D 2d 861; Rothman v. Skernick, 15 Misc 2d 962.)

The order should be unanimously modified by deleting therefrom the words “ Unless the plaintiff files a note of issue on or before September 8, 1958 ” and, as so modified, order affirmed, with $10 costs and taxable disbursements to the defendant.

Concur — Pette, Hart and Di Giovanna, JJ.

Order modified, etc.

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Per Curiam.

Plaintiff failed to present any valid reason or excuse for his delay of more than 27 months after joinder of issue, in bringing the cause on for trial. In the circumstances, it was error to deny defendant’s motion to dismiss the action unconditionally for lack of prosecution. (Johnson v. Moody’s Investors Service, 285 App. Div. 966; Brassner Mfg. Co. v. Consolidated Edison Co., 1 A D 2d 840; Hardware Mut. Cas. Co. v. Rosenberg, 3 A D 2d 988; Fischer v. Tushnett, 256 App. Div. 833; Birch v. Wolper, 1 A D 2d 1028; Trapani v. Samuels, 3 A D 2d 861; Rothman v. Skernick, 15 Misc 2d 962.)

The order should be unanimously modified by deleting therefrom the words “ Unless the plaintiff files a note of issue on or before September 8, 1958 ” and, as so modified, order affirmed, with $10 costs and taxable disbursements to the defendant.

Concur — Pette, Hart and Di Giovanna, JJ.

Order modified, etc.

Georgopoulous v. Beach Haven Apartments, No. 3, Inc., 17 Misc. 2d 445, 191 N.Y.S.2d 395, 1959 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 4337 (N.Y. Ct. App. 1959).

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