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Heller v. Hicks Nurseries, Inc.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Nov 15, 1993
198 A.D.2d 330 (N.Y. App. Div. 1993)

Opinion

November 15, 1993

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Tanenbaum, J.).


Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.

The Supreme Court properly rejected the defendant's Statute of Limitations defense, as the complaint states a cause of action to recover damages for conversion, and the action was commenced within the applicable three-year Statute of Limitations (see, e.g., Sporn v MCA Records, 58 N.Y.2d 482, 488; Two Clinton Sq. Corp. v Friedler, 91 A.D.2d 1193; CPLR 214).

We further find that the defendant failed to establish its defenses sufficiently to warrant judgment in its favor as a matter of law (see, Zuckerman v City of New York, 49 N.Y.2d 557, 562). The parties' conflicting affidavits presented credibility issues which should not be resolved on a motion for summary judgment (see, Capelin Assocs. v Globe Mfg. Corp., 34 N.Y.2d 338, 341; Dyckman v Barrett 187 A.D.2d 553). Accordingly, summary judgment was properly denied. Sullivan, J.P., Lawrence, O'Brien and Santucci, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Heller v. Hicks Nurseries, Inc.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Nov 15, 1993
198 A.D.2d 330 (N.Y. App. Div. 1993)
Case details for

Heller v. Hicks Nurseries, Inc.

Case Details

Full title:BEN HELLER, Respondent, v. HICKS NURSERIES, INC., Appellant

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

Date published: Nov 15, 1993

Citations

198 A.D.2d 330 (N.Y. App. Div. 1993)
605 N.Y.S.2d 888

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