Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 1950

Kelly v. City of New York

Kelly v. City of New York
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided March 28, 1950 · Dore
276 A.D.2d 540

Counsel

Edward F. X. Ryan for respondent., B. Hoffman Miller of counsel (Nathaniel Phillips, attorney), for appellant.

Kelly v. City of New York

Dissenting Opinion

Dore, J.

(dissenting)/*\t¡The' leariied ’áí:''Special Term properly held that oh whs not f'es,olTévthet\pivóbabili'ty''dr ,'plátisibílítiy,''Of»'! the»»aBegtifionsyBut det'erminhtioti:'Should ‘await' trial.> He* also r<própérly. held'- that the complaint sufficiently sets forth a n'lisreprosentation -by suppression of facts and, de.cqptioln9,pp which the plaintiff .clearly relied, to support a cause of action for formal, fpa,ud.and depeit,; There i^ ,a.clear distinction. Between: (1). that which is false; i".&!1 ¿íTone.íiúV'tlibiigh' it 'ntá'y "Be/íh^gBdcT $mh;:'ázi!á‘,(2)% tiíat w3ii'¿li''ís* "íoríhally " fraúdillérit"; 'í.é.V üecess'áfilV;1'gbótitídéd' "oti 1 -oh'-) ií'V'w ;'¡ví -.ly.ií!»viví ¡v .ioir.iouv v oi

dissent hid 'til vote to' affirm.

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bí^tdbr i ‘reversed,’' 5 with i$20 .'cbats; and. disbursements to ’.the appellahtiánd the -complaint .dismissed,' with- cosita ¡adid- judgment is directed- to be entered dismissing-.the- complaint. herein,- with: cbáts. d!<) \ 'VíoÍíí:Ei’>íí -.le.’/.men? v- o«A.;o-niifY vrorii'E ,->?<«{%

Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam.

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*543A:PlMtiti.ff whs pTáééd’ ujpbii'bnc'ti itiqtiiry by" Whát hé ltidffiit,tedly! and assertedly knew in 1934, to be then charged with the aBidT-' tional knowledge which lié claMh* he "Tid1 ñotlétitil tintil l945. €>ti,''ip;'pút ii'(tirióther''wá¡yj having knowledge; s as/he asserted, of - the fraud claimed atilíhak-titile; BQ,‘wasl-moh"éntitled'.:to,íwaií Loira period beyond■ the- péiÍod:»Gf'limitations* to improve ¿the; claimbS to institute suit.' -• «mnÍKiu! ‘>í¡! vi -víé v:

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