Case Name: Inez Cain, Respondent, v. Sidney M. Segall, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2007-05-08
Citations: 40 A.D.3d 675
Docket Number: 
Parties: Inez Cain, Respondent, v Sidney M. Segall, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 40
Pages: 675–676

Head Matter:
Inez Cain, Respondent, v Sidney M. Segall, Appellant.
[833 NYS2d 914]

Opinion:
In an action to recover damages for battery, the defendant appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Schack, J.), dated May 2, 2006, which denied, without a hearing, his motion to impose costs and sanctions on the plaintiff and/or her attorney for engaging in frivolous conduct within the meaning of 22 NYCRR 130-1.1.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
Contrary to the defendant's contentions on appeal, the Supreme Court did not improvidently exercise its discretion in denying, without a hearing, his motion to impose costs and sanctions on the plaintiff and/or her attorney for engaging in frivolous conduct within the meaning of 22 NYCRR 130-1.1 (cf. Hampton v Hampton, 261 AD2d 362 [1999]). The record does not support the defendant's argument that the prosecution of this action to recover damages for civil battery, although ultimately unsuccessful, was frivolous (see generally Wende C. v United Methodist Church, N.Y. W. Area, 4 NY3d 293 [2005]; Laurie Marie M. v Jeffrey T.M., 159 AD2d 52 [1990], affd 77 NY2d 981 [1991]; PJI 3:3 [2006 Supp]). Spolzino, J.P., Krausman, Skelos and Dickerson, JJ., concur.