Opinion
2001-03470
Argued April 12, 2002.
April 29, 2002.
In an action to recover on a promissory note brought by motion for summary judgment in lieu of complaint pursuant to CPLR 3213, the defendant appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Shifrin, R.), dated September 14, 2000, which, after a nonjury trial, is in favor of the plaintiff and against her in the principal sum of $24,077.15.
O'Connor, O'Connor, Hintz Deveney, LLP, Garden City, N.Y. (Kevin J. Murtagh of counsel), for appellant.
Myra G. Sencer, P.C., Mineola, N.Y., for respondent.
Before: CORNELIUS J. O'BRIEN, J.P., WILLIAM D. FRIEDMANN, HOWARD MILLER, STEPHEN G. CRANE, JJ.
ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.
The Supreme Court properly awarded judgment to the plaintiff. The plaintiff established a prima facie case by submitting proof of the note and the defendant's default (see J.L.B. Equities v. Mind Over Money, 261 A.D.2d 510; RVC Assocs. v. Farkas, 261 A.D.2d 383; Bella Food Corp. v. Luigi's Italian Deli, 243 A.D.2d 592; Colonial Commercial Corp. v. Breskel Assocs., 238 A.D.2d 539). The defendant failed to establish the affirmative defense of fraud in the inducement (see Arbisser v. Gelbelman, 286 A.D.2d 693, 694; National Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, Pa. v. Christopher Assocs., 257 A.D.2d 1, 9; Parkway Woods v. Petco Enterprises, 201 A.D.2d 713; Dunkin' Donuts v. HWT Assocs., 181 A.D.2d 711).
The defendant's remaining contentions are unpreserved for appellate review and, in any event, are without merit.
O'BRIEN, J.P., FRIEDMANN, H. MILLER and CRANE, JJ., concur.