New York Supreme Court, 1997

Bank of New York v. Midland Avenue Development Co.

New York Supreme Court · Decided January 8, 1997 · Cowhey

171 Misc. 2d 711

Counsel

APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL, Robert G. Cucinell, White Plains, for plaintiff. Jeffrey D. Grant & Associates, Mamaroneck, for Midland Avenue Development Co. and others, defendants and third-party plaintiffs. Keane & Beane, P. C., White Plains, for estate of William F. Cassin, defendant. James A. Cartelli, White Plains, for Ronald K. Freeman, defendant. William A. Sullivan, Rye, for John B. Meikle, defendant. Milton Berner, Rye, for Alfred F. Ash, defendant. McCullough, Goldberger & Staudt, White Plains, for Darcy G. Gibson, defendant. Kelly & Kmetz, White Plains, for Martin Mannion, defendant. Robert A. Levey, East Syracuse, for Paul Freeman, defendant. David A. Zarrett, Great Neck, for Richard Freeman, defendant. Miller & Bush, Bronx, for Local 32E Service Employees International Union, defendant. Dennis C. Vacco, Attorney-General, New York City, for New York State Tax Commission and another, defendants. Voute, Lohrfink & Collins, White Plains, for Cassin, Cassin & Joseph, third-party defendant.

Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

James R. Cowhey, J.

Motion by plaintiff to serve a second amended complaint.

This motion is disposed of as follows: Since this foreclosure action has been rendered moot by the judgment rendered on May 2, 1996 (Rudolph, J.) for the City of Rye in its tax foreclosure action of the same property, plaintiff’s application to convert this foreclosure action into an action at law to recover on the note by amending the foreclosure complaint and filing a second amended complaint is denied as plaintiff’s sole recourse is to commence a separate action on the note (European Am. Bank v Perspective Dev. Corp., 220 AD2d 717; RPAPL 1301 [3]). Since the alleged default occurred in January 1990, said action would be barred by the six-year Statute of Limitations.

The cross motion was not considered because it was not served pursuant to CPLR 2215. Opposition papers filed on or before the return date were considered by the court (W.I.L.D. W.A.T.E.R.S. v Martinez, 148 AD2d 847; CPLR 2214).

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