Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 1997

LaGuardia v. City of New York

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided March 3, 1997

237 A.D.2d 257; 655 N.Y.S.2d 395; 1997 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 2171

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4 later published cases cite this decision.

Matter of Henshaw v. Hildebrand (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2021)
In re the Foreclosure of Tax Liens (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2007)
Hilton v. City of New Rochelle (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2002)
Michaud v. Smith (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 2002)

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Opinion of the Court

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Ramirez, J.), dated October 30, 1996, which, upon an order of the same court dated February 14, 1996, granting the defendant’s oral motion to dismiss the complaint, is in favor of the defendant. The notice of appeal from the order dated February 14,1996, is deemed a premature notice of appeal from the judgment (see, CPLR 5520 [c]).

Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law, with costs, the order dated February 14, 1996, is vacated, and the defendant’s motion to dismiss the complaint is denied.

The defendant’s oral motion to dismiss the complaint was unsupported by affidavits, sworn testimony, or any other competent submission which would warrant granting it (see, Kaiser v J & S Realty, 173 AD2d 920; Double A Limousine Serv. v New York, N. Y. Limousine Serv., 130 AD2d 403; cf., Valenti Elec. Co. v Power Line Constructors, 123 AD2d 604). The record before this Court contains only five pages of oral colloquy and the Supreme Court’s handwritten order. Inasmuch as the record fails to support the defendant’s entitlement to judgment, the judgment appealed from must be reversed and the motion denied. O’Brien, J. P., Thompson, Joy and Florio, JJ., concur.

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