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Berkowitz v. Berkowitz

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Feb 19, 1986
67 N.Y.2d 737 (N.Y. 1986)

Opinion

Argued January 10, 1986

Decided February 19, 1986

Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Third Judicial Department, Robert A. Harlem, J.

Clifton M. Tamsett, Jr., and Frank W. Getman for appellant.

Joseph T. Pondolfino, Jr., for respondents.



Order reversed, without costs, and matter remitted to the Appellate Division, Third Department, for review of the facts and exercise of discretion. We agree with the dissenters below that plaintiff adduced proof legally sufficient to constitute a prima facie cause of action based on Debtor and Creditor Law § 275, and that the majority erred in holding that, as a matter of law, defendant was prejudiced by the trial court's amendment of the complaint to conform to such proof. We remit to the Appellate Division for it to determine whether the trial court's verdict in plaintiff's favor on that cause of action was against the weight of the evidence and to exercise its discretion with respect to the amendment.

Concur: Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges MEYER, SIMONS, KAYE, ALEXANDER, TITONE and HANCOCK, JR.


Summaries of

Berkowitz v. Berkowitz

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Feb 19, 1986
67 N.Y.2d 737 (N.Y. 1986)
Case details for

Berkowitz v. Berkowitz

Case Details

Full title:PHYLLIS BERKOWITZ, Appellant, v. HOWARD BERKOWITZ et al., Respondents

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Feb 19, 1986

Citations

67 N.Y.2d 737 (N.Y. 1986)

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