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Diehl v. First Congregational Ch. of Antwerp

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Jul 12, 1996
229 A.D.2d 906 (N.Y. App. Div. 1996)

Opinion

July 12, 1996

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Jefferson County, Gilbert, J.

Present — Denman, P.J., Lawton, Wesley, Doerr and Balio, JJ.


Order unanimously modified on the law and as modified affirmed without costs in accordance with the following Memorandum: Supreme Court erred in granting defendants' motion to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a cause of action ( see, CPLR 3211 [a] [7]). On such a motion, the complaint must be liberally construed and the facts alleged therein accepted as true and accorded the benefit of every possible favorable inference ( see, Leon v. Martinez, 84 N.Y.2d 83, 87-88; Quail Ridge Assocs. v Chemical Bank, 162 A.D.2d 917, 918, lv dismissed 76 N.Y.2d 936). Affidavits submitted by plaintiffs may also be considered to remedy any pleading defects ( see, Rovello v. Orofino Realty Co., 40 N.Y.2d 633, 635). Upon our review of plaintiffs' complaint and supporting affidavits, we conclude that plaintiffs alleged facts sufficient to support a cause of action for private nuisance. The court's reliance on Langan v. Bellinger ( 203 A.D.2d 857) is misplaced; that case involved a motion for summary judgment pursuant to CPLR 3212.

We further conclude that the court did not abuse its discretion in denying plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary injunction ( see generally, Niagara Recycling v. Town of Niagara, 83 A.D.2d 316, 324). Plaintiffs failed to establish their likelihood of success on the merits or that they will suffer irreparable injury absent a preliminary injunction.

We therefore modify the order by denying defendants' motion and reinstating the complaint.


Summaries of

Diehl v. First Congregational Ch. of Antwerp

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Jul 12, 1996
229 A.D.2d 906 (N.Y. App. Div. 1996)
Case details for

Diehl v. First Congregational Ch. of Antwerp

Case Details

Full title:MARY V. DIEHL et al., Appellants, v. FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department

Date published: Jul 12, 1996

Citations

229 A.D.2d 906 (N.Y. App. Div. 1996)
646 N.Y.S.2d 477