Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 1991

Aubrey v. Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.

Aubrey v. Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided October 4, 1991
176 A.D.2d 1246; 578 N.Y.S.2d 443; 1991 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 14016
Aubrey v. Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.

Opinion of the Court

— Order unanimously reversed on the law without costs, motion granted and complaint dismissed. Memorandum: In the absence of an opposing affidavit showing a justifiable excuse for the delay and a good and meritorious cause of action, the court abused its discretion in denying defendant’s motion made pursuant to CPLR 3216 (e) to dismiss the complaint for failure to file a note of issue within 90 days after demand therefor (see, McLennan v County of Erie, 154 AD2d 909; Granville v Rappold Trucking Co., 134 AD2d 914; Charlotte Lake Riv. Assocs. v American Ins. Co., 130 AD2d 947, lv denied 70 NY2d 605; Cox v Edmister, 122 AD2d 557, appeal dismissed 68 NY2d 900, lv denied 69 NY2d 603; MacLeod v Nolte, 106 AD2d 860, 861). (Appeal from Order of Supreme Court, Oswego County, Miller, J. — Dismiss Complaint.) Present — Doerr, J. P., Boomer, Pine, Lawton and Davis, JJ.

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