Opinion
6885 6885A Index 652451/17
06-14-2018
CARING PEOPLE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, LLC, as a successor in interest to Homestar, LLC, Plaintiff–Respondent, v. ASSISTCARE HOME HEALTH SERVICES LLC, doing business as Preferred Home Care of New York, et al., Defendants–Appellants.
Nixon Peabody LLP, Albany (William E. Reynolds of counsel), for Assistcare Home Health Services LLC, appellant. Peckar & Abramson, P.C., New York (Gregory R. Begg of counsel), for Ariela Finkiel, appellant. Locke Lord LLP, New York (John Viskocil of counsel), for respondent.
Nixon Peabody LLP, Albany (William E. Reynolds of counsel), for Assistcare Home Health Services LLC, appellant.
Peckar & Abramson, P.C., New York (Gregory R. Begg of counsel), for Ariela Finkiel, appellant.
Locke Lord LLP, New York (John Viskocil of counsel), for respondent.
Renwick, J.P., Gische, Andrias, Kapnick, Singh, JJ.
Orders, Supreme Court, New York County (Eileen Bransten, J.), entered December 11, 2017, which denied defendants' motions to dismiss the complaint, unanimously reversed, on the law, with costs, and the motions granted. The Clerk is directed to enter judgment accordingly.
Plaintiff, as the assignee of contract rights of nonparty Homestar LLC, commenced this action against defendants to enforce its rights. It is undisputed that Homestar, a New Jersey limited liability company, did not obtain a certificate of authority to do business in New York State and thereby was barred from maintaining an action in New York courts (see Limited Liability Company Law § 808[a] ). Although plaintiff obtained a certificate of authority prior to commencing this action, it nonetheless lacks capacity to sue, as it has no greater rights than Homestar (see Halsey v. Jewett Dramatic Co., 190 N.Y. 231, 234–235, 83 N.E. 25 [1907] ; Manufacturers' Commercial Co. v. Blitz, 131 App.Div. 17, 20, 115 N.Y.S. 402 [1st Dept. 1909] ; Kinney v. Reid Ice–Cream Co., 57 App.Div. 206, 209, 68 N.Y.S. 325 [2d Dept. 1901] ).