Williams v. North Fork Bank Trust Co.

Full title: JESSE WILLIAMS, appellant, v. NORTH FORK BANK TRUST CO., respondent

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

Date published: Jun 14, 2004

8 A.D.3d 477 (N.Y. App. Div. 2004)

778 N.Y.S.2d 314

Opinion

2002-09981.

Decided June 14, 2004.

In an action, inter alia, to recover damages for defamation, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Harkavy, J.), dated September 25, 2002, which granted the defendant's motion to dismiss the complaint as barred by the doctrine of res judicata.

Jesse Williams, Brooklyn, N.Y., appellant pro se.

Farrell Fritz, P.C., Uniondale, N.Y. (James M. Wicks and Bruce N. Roberts of counsel), for respondent.

Before: DAVID S. RITTER, J.P., GLORIA GOLDSTEIN, STEPHEN G. CRANE, ROBERT A. SPOLZINO, JJ.

DECISION ORDER

ORDERED that the order is affirmed, with costs.

The Supreme Court properly dismissed the action as barred by the doctrine of res judicata ( see O'Brien v. City of Syracuse, 54 N.Y.2d 353).

In light of the foregoing determination, we need not address the defendant's remaining contentions.

RITTER, J.P., GOLDSTEIN, CRANE and SPOLZINO, JJ., concur.