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Kavourias v. Big Six Pharmacy Inc.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jun 14, 1999
262 A.D.2d 456 (N.Y. App. Div. 1999)

Opinion

Submitted May 5, 1999

June 14, 1999

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (LeVine, J.), dated July 6, 1998, as granted that branch of the motion of the defendants Big Six Pharmacy Incorporated, d/b/a John's Pharmacy and Tard Realty Corp. which was to vacate so much of an order of the same court (Price, J.), dated June 7, 1995, as set the matter down for an inquest against them upon their failure to appear or answer.

Ateshoglou, Kavourias Chrysanthem, P.C., New York, N Y (Steven D. Ateshoglou of counsel), for appellant.

Gallagher, Walker, Bianco Plastaras, Mineola, N.Y. (Dominic P. Bianco of counsel), for respondents.

CORNELIUS J. O'BRIEN, J.P., DAVID S. RITTER, DANIEL W. JOY, MYRIAM J. ALTMAN, NANCY E. SMITH, JJ.


DECISION ORDER

ORDERED that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.

Pursuant to CPLR 317, relief from a default may be obtained upon a showing that a defendant did not receive actual notice of the summons in time to defend, and has a meritorious defense ( see, CPLR 317; Di Lorenzo, Inc. v. Dutton Lbr. Co., 67 N.Y.2d 138; Concepcion v. Talon Realty Corp., 258 A.D.2d 494 [2d Dept., Feb. 8, 1999]; Mann-Tell Realty Corp. v. Cappadora Realty Corp., 184 A.D.2d 497, 498). The plaintiff served the defendant Big Six Pharmacy Incorporated, d/b/a John's Pharmacy (hereinafter Big Six), the tenant of the premises, and the defendant Tard Realty Corp., the owner of the premises (hereinafter the corporate defendants) in December 1994 by delivering the requisite number of copies of the summons and complaint to the Secretary of State ( see, Business Corporation Law § 306 Bus. Corp.). Big Six had dissolved and the premises had been sold prior to service of the summons and complaint. The corporate defendants established that they did not receive actual notice of the summons in time to defend ( cf., Board of Mgrs. of Landings at Patchogue Condominium v. 263 Riv. Ave. Corp., 243 A.D.2d 668; Fleetwood Park Corp. v. Jerrick Waterproofing Co., 203 A.D.2d 238; Anchor Sav. Bank v. Alpha Developers, 143 A.D.2d 711), and that they have a meritorious defense ( see, Anamdi v. Anugo, 229 A.D.2d 408).


Summaries of

Kavourias v. Big Six Pharmacy Inc.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jun 14, 1999
262 A.D.2d 456 (N.Y. App. Div. 1999)
Case details for

Kavourias v. Big Six Pharmacy Inc.

Case Details

Full title:STAMATIOS KAVOURIAS, appellant, v. BIG SIX PHARMACY INCORPORATED D/B/A…

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

Date published: Jun 14, 1999

Citations

262 A.D.2d 456 (N.Y. App. Div. 1999)
692 N.Y.S.2d 171

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