Opinion
2014-04-16
Thomas HEMMINGS, appellant, v. Grace Hemmings GAPIHAN, respondent.
Sim & Record, LLP, Bayside, N.Y. (Sang J. Sim of counsel), for appellant. Arnold J. Ludwig, Brooklyn, N.Y., for respondent.
Sim & Record, LLP, Bayside, N.Y. (Sang J. Sim of counsel), for appellant. Arnold J. Ludwig, Brooklyn, N.Y., for respondent.
In an action to recover damages for defamation, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (King, J.), dated July 31, 2012, which granted the defendant's motion, inter alia, pursuant to CPLR 3211(a)(5) to dismiss the complaint.
ORDERED that the order is affirmed, with costs.
The Supreme Court properly granted that branch of the defendant's motion which was pursuant to CPLR 3211(a)(5) to dismiss the complaint. The defendant established, prima facie, that the action was untimely in that it was not commenced within the one-year statute of limitations applicable to actions for defamation ( seeCPLR 215[3], 207; Wilson v. Erra, 94 A.D.3d 756, 942 N.Y.S.2d 127). In opposition, the plaintiff failed to raise a triable issue of fact as to whether the statute of limitations was tolled ( see Bullfrog, LLC v. Nolan, 102 A.D.3d 719, 959 N.Y.S.2d 212;New York State Higher Educ. Servs. Corp., 168 A.D.2d 752, 564 N.Y.S.2d 211).
In light of our determination, we need not address the plaintiff's remaining contentions. MASTRO, J.P., LOTT, SGROI and LASALLE, JJ., concur.