Puccini v. Owens-Illinois Glass Co.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York

Puccini v. Owens-Illinois Glass Co.

117 A.D.2d 591, 498 N.Y.S.2d 998, 1986 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 52861

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York·Decided February 3, 1986·Published·Cited by 1 cases

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—In an action to recover damages for personal injuries and breach of warranty, defendant appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Gurahian, J.), dated December 14, 1984, which denied its motion to dismiss the action for want of prosecution and granted plaintiff’s cross motion for an extension of time to serve a complaint.

Order affirmed, with costs.

Special Term properly exercised its discretion based upon a demonstration of reasonable excuse for delay, an adequate affidavit of merits and the absence of prejudice to defendant. Lazer, J. P., Thompson, Rubin and Kunzeman, JJ., concur.

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—In an action to recover damages for personal injuries and breach of warranty, defendant appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Gurahian, J.), dated December 14, 1984, which denied its motion to dismiss the action for want of prosecution and granted plaintiff’s cross motion for an extension of time to serve a complaint.

Order affirmed, with costs.

Special Term properly exercised its discretion based upon a demonstration of reasonable excuse for delay, an adequate affidavit of merits and the absence of prejudice to defendant. Lazer, J. P., Thompson, Rubin and Kunzeman, JJ., concur.

Puccini v. Owens-Illinois Glass Co., 117 A.D.2d 591, 498 N.Y.S.2d 998, 1986 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 52861 (N.Y. Ct. App. 1986).

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