Case Name: Thomas Monahan et al., Respondents, v. Hayward Pressman, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1997-03-24
Citations: 237 A.D.2d 496
Docket Number: 
Parties: Thomas Monahan et al., Respondents, v Hayward Pressman, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 237
Pages: 496–496

Head Matter:
Thomas Monahan et al., Respondents, v Hayward Pressman, Appellant.
[656 NYS2d 883]

Opinion:
In an action to recover damages for defamation, the defendant appeals from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Tanenbaum, J.), dated April 12, 1996, as denied his motion pursuant to CPLR 3216 to dismiss the complaint for want of prosecution.
Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.
The defendant's motion pursuant to CPLR 3216 to dismiss the complaint for want of prosecution was properly denied since the contents of the purported 90-day notice did not comply with the requirements of CPLR 3216 (b) (3) (cf., Athanasiou v Esposito, 212 AD2d 878). Miller, J. P., Thompson, Joy and Luciano, JJ., concur.