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Willow Garden v. Brian

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Nov 28, 2006
34 A.D.3d 363 (N.Y. App. Div. 2006)

Opinion

9649.

November 28, 2006.

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Jane S. Solomon, J.), entered December 8, 2005, which granted the motions pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) by defendants Rita Greene and the partnership, and by defendant Frishwasser, to dismiss the complaint, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Before: Buckley, P.J., Saxe, Williams, Sweeny and Malone, JJ.


Plaintiff's cause of action for breach of contract was barred for any claims arising more than six years prior to commencement of the action (CPLR 213; see Natimir Rest. Supply v London 62 Co., 140 AD2d 261). That portion of the claim not barred by the statute of limitations nonetheless failed to state a cause of action in light of an unambiguous clause in the lease requiring plaintiff to pay 100% of the metered water charges billed for the entire building ( see Lake Constr. Dev. Corp. v City of New York, 211 AD2d 514).

The fraud claims were properly dismissed as having been raised more than six years after the alleged occurrence. Plaintiff had knowledge of facts enabling him, with reasonable diligence, to infer defendant's fraud, and this action should have been commenced within two years of that discovery ( see generally Saphir Intl., SA v UBS PaineWebber Inc., 25 AD3d 315; K E Trading Shipping v Radmar Trading Corp., 174 AD2d 346).

We have considered plaintiffs remaining arguments and find them without merit.


Summaries of

Willow Garden v. Brian

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Nov 28, 2006
34 A.D.3d 363 (N.Y. App. Div. 2006)
Case details for

Willow Garden v. Brian

Case Details

Full title:TONY HUYNH, Individually and as Assignee of WILLOW GARDEN NATURAL, INC.…

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

Date published: Nov 28, 2006

Citations

34 A.D.3d 363 (N.Y. App. Div. 2006)
2006 N.Y. Slip Op. 8814
824 N.Y.S.2d 635

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