Case Name: Kerner and Kerner, Appellant, v. Clarissa Dunham, as Executrix of William B. Armstrong, Deceased, et al., Respondents
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2007-12-18
Citations: 46 A.D.3d 372
Docket Number: 
Parties: Kerner and Kerner, Appellant, v Clarissa Dunham, as Executrix of William B. Armstrong, Deceased, et al., Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 46
Pages: 372–372

Head Matter:
Kerner and Kerner, Appellant, v Clarissa Dunham, as Executrix of William B. Armstrong, Deceased, et al., Respondents.
[848 NYS2d 617]

Opinion:
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Debra A. James, J.), entered October 20, 2006, which, in an action to recover attorneys' fees, granted defendants' motion to dismiss the complaint, without prejudice to institution of a new action, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
The complaint was properly dismissed for failure to allege that, as claimed by plaintiff in opposition to the motion, the dispute involves more than $50,000 and therefore is not covered by the Fee Dispute Resolution Program (22 NYCRR part 137; see 22 NYCRR 137.1 [b] [2]; 137.6 [b] [2]; Paikin v Tsirelman, 266 AD2d 136 [1999]). We deem the motion court's dismissal to be without prejudice to a new action (see CPLR 5013). We have considered plaintiff's other arguments and find them to be unavailing. Concur—Tom, J.P., Friedman, Williams, McGuire and Kavanagh, JJ.