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Ledy v. Wilson

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
May 1, 2007
40 A.D.3d 239 (N.Y. App. Div. 2007)

Opinion

No. 948.

May 1, 2007.

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Helen E. Freedman, J.), entered on or about April 18, 2006, which, to the extent appealed from as limited by the briefs, denied plaintiffs' cross motion for partial summary judgment, unanimously affirmed, with costs.

Ledy-Gurren Bass Siff, L.L.P., New York (Nancy Ledy-Gurren of counsel), for appellants-respondents.

Golenbock, Eiseman, Assor, Bell Peskoe, New York (Jeffrey T. Golenbock of counsel), for respondent-appellant.

Before: Saxe, J.P., Friedman, Williams, Buckley and Kavanagh, JJ.


Plaintiffs have conceded that they cannot demonstrate damages attributable to any breach by defendant Jonathan Molin of the agreement pursuant to which his employment with the U.S. Realty plaintiffs terminated. While it is true that a party may, under certain circumstances, vindicate its contractual rights through the recovery of nominal damages ( see Kronos, Inc. v AVX Corp., 81 NY2d 90, 96), in view of the sparse evidence as to any breach of the separation agreement on the part of Molin, as well as the fact that plaintiffs themselves appear to have breached the agreement, and the proof showing that the agreement's noncompete provision, allegedly disclosed by Molin in violation of the agreement's confidentiality provisions, was commonly known by those practicing in the area of business in which the parties are engaged, it is clear that plaintiffs do not have a viable breach of contract claim as against Molin. In view of the nonviability of their contract claim, plaintiffs cannot be deemed to have prevailed in this action so as to enable them, pursuant to the separation agreement, to recover their costs and disbursements, including counsel fees.


Summaries of

Ledy v. Wilson

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
May 1, 2007
40 A.D.3d 239 (N.Y. App. Div. 2007)
Case details for

Ledy v. Wilson

Case Details

Full title:DAVID M. LEDY et al., Appellants, v. J. SUZI WILSON et al., Defendants…

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

Date published: May 1, 2007

Citations

40 A.D.3d 239 (N.Y. App. Div. 2007)
2007 N.Y. Slip Op. 3783
836 N.Y.S.2d 23

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