Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 1982

Knight v. Piper

Knight v. Piper
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided May 21, 1982
88 A.D.2d 789; 451 N.Y.S.2d 536; 1982 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 17052
Knight v. Piper

Opinion of the Court

— Order unanimously reversed and motion denied, without costs. Memorandum: Plaintiff has failed to show any reasonable excuse for the failure to serve and file a note of issue and Special Term abused its discretion when it vacated its order of dismissal, granted reargument of defendant’s motion to dismiss and gave plaintiff 20 days to file a note of issue (see Barasch v Micucci, 49 NY2d 594). (Appeal from order of Supreme Court, Onondaga County, Miller, J. — motion to vacate.) Present — Simons, J. P., Callahan, Doerr, Moule and Schnepp, JJ.

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