Rothman v. Skernick

Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York

Rothman v. Skernick

15 Misc. 2d 962, 187 N.Y.S.2d 255, 1958 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 4086

Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York·Decided January 7, 1958·Published·Cited by 2 cases

Opinion

Per Curiam.

Plaintiff failed to present any reason or excuse for her delay of more than two years after joinder of issue in bringing the cause on for trial. Under the circumstances here disclosed, it was an improper exercise of discretion to deny appellant’s motion to dismiss the action as against him for lack of prosecution. (Rothman v. Skernick & Morton Bros., N. Y. L. J., Oct. 28, 1957, p. 9, col. 3 and cases cited.)

The order should be unanimously reversed upon the law, with

$10 costs and taxable disbursements, and motion granted.

Concur — Pette, Hart and Di Giovanna, JJ.

Order reversed, etc.

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Per Curiam.

Plaintiff failed to present any reason or excuse for her delay of more than two years after joinder of issue in bringing the cause on for trial. Under the circumstances here disclosed, it was an improper exercise of discretion to deny appellant’s motion to dismiss the action as against him for lack of prosecution. (Rothman v. Skernick & Morton Bros., N. Y. L. J., Oct. 28, 1957, p. 9, col. 3 and cases cited.)

The order should be unanimously reversed upon the law, with

$10 costs and taxable disbursements, and motion granted.

Concur — Pette, Hart and Di Giovanna, JJ.

Order reversed, etc.

Rothman v. Skernick, 15 Misc. 2d 962, 187 N.Y.S.2d 255, 1958 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 4086 (N.Y. Ct. App. 1958).

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