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Merchants Bank of New York v. Stahl

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Feb 17, 2000
269 A.D.2d 236 (N.Y. App. Div. 2000)

Opinion

February 17, 2000

Order and judgment (one paper), Supreme Court, New York County (Elliott Wilk, J.), entered January 12, 1999, which granted plaintiff's motion for summary judgment and awarded it a total sum of $108,701.10, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Stephen F. Ellman, for Plaintiff-Respondent.

Gary A. Stahl, for Defendant-Appellant.

ROSENBERGER, J.P., WILLIAMS, ELLERIN, SAXE, JJ.


Given the terms of the guaranty executed by defendant, plaintiff lender's failure to perfect its security interest in certain collateral allegedly including intellectual property and general intangibles would not, even if such property existed, relieve defendant of his obligations as guarantor (see, Executive Bank of Fort Lauderdale v. Tighe, 54 N.Y.2d 330, 333). We do not reach the argument that the lender violated an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing since it is raised for the first time on appeal (see, Murray v. City of New York, 195 A.D.2d 379, 381). Were we to reach it, we would find it to be without merit.

We have considered defendant's remaining arguments and find them unavailing.

THIS CONSTITUTES THE DECISION AND ORDER OF SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT.


Summaries of

Merchants Bank of New York v. Stahl

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Feb 17, 2000
269 A.D.2d 236 (N.Y. App. Div. 2000)
Case details for

Merchants Bank of New York v. Stahl

Case Details

Full title:THE MERCHANTS BANK OF NEW YORK, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. CURT STAHL…

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

Date published: Feb 17, 2000

Citations

269 A.D.2d 236 (N.Y. App. Div. 2000)
702 N.Y.S.2d 813

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