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Smith v. GTFM, Inc.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Apr 15, 2008
50 A.D.3d 428 (N.Y. App. Div. 2008)

Opinion

No. 3396.

April 15, 2008.

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Bernard J. Fried, J.), entered June 22, 2007 which, upon reargument, granted defendant GTFM, Inc.'s cross motion for partial summary judgment, unanimously affirmed, with costs.

Meloni McCaffrey, P.C., New York (Robert S. Meloni and Thomas P. McCaffrey of counsel), for appellant.

Davidoff Malito Hutcher LLP, New York (Charles Klein of counsel), for respondent.

Before: Lippman, P.J., Tom, Williams and Acosta, JJ.


Summary judgment was properly based on a letter signed by plaintiff unambiguously showing his waiver of any claims for breach of contract arising prior to June 14, 2002 ( see Excel Graphics Tech. v CFG/AGSCB 75 Ninth Ave., 1 AD3d 65, 69, lv dismissed 2 NY3d 794). Plaintiff's assertions in his affidavit that by signing the letter he never intended to waive his right to sue defendants for breach of contract were unsubstantiated, and thus insufficient to defeat a motion for summary judgment on this point ( see Zuckerman v City of New York, 49 NY2d 557, 562).


Summaries of

Smith v. GTFM, Inc.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Apr 15, 2008
50 A.D.3d 428 (N.Y. App. Div. 2008)
Case details for

Smith v. GTFM, Inc.

Case Details

Full title:JAMES TODD SMITH, Professionally Known as LL COOL J., Appellant, v. GTFM…

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

Date published: Apr 15, 2008

Citations

50 A.D.3d 428 (N.Y. App. Div. 2008)
2008 N.Y. Slip Op. 3303
854 N.Y.S.2d 645