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Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

Thomas Brauner et al., Appellants, v Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company, a Division of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Respondent.
    [642 NYS2d 677]
   Order, Supreme Court, New York County (William Davis, J.), entered April 12, 1995, which insofar as appealable, denied plaintiffs’ motion to renew the order and judgment of the same court and Justice, entered August 5 and 30, 1994, respectively, dismissing the complaint as time-barred, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

In this action for damages arising out of personal injuries allegedly sustained by plaintiff when he was attacked by three unidentified men on the railroad platform waiting area in Mount Vernon, New York, the IAS Court properly dismissed the complaint as time-barred. It is undisputed that plaintiffs failed to commence their action against defendant within the applicable period of limitations. Contrary to plaintiffs’ contentions, there is no proof on the record that defendant agreed to waive its defense under the Statute of Limitations. Nor is defendant estopped from raising this defense by engaging plaintiffs in what appear to be preliminary settlement discussions through its insurance company (Kiernan v Long Is. R. R., 209 AD2d 588, appeal dismissed and lv denied 85 NY2d 934). Such action was not calculated to mislead plaintiffs, nor have plaintiffs demonstrated that they failed to commence the action timely in reliance thereon (supra). Concur — Sullivan, J. P., Milonas, Rubin, Tom and Mazzarelli, JJ.