Case Name: Chemical Bank, Appellant, v. Daniel Laurent, Ltd., Respondent, et al., Defendant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1984-04-17
Citations: 100 A.D.2d 792
Docket Number: 
Parties: Chemical Bank, Appellant, v Daniel Laurent, Ltd., Respondent, et al., Defendant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 100
Pages: 792–793

Head Matter:
Chemical Bank, Appellant, v Daniel Laurent, Ltd., Respondent, et al., Defendant.

Opinion:
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (M. Evans, J.), entered July 27, 1983, denying plaintiff's motion for summary judgment, is unanimously affirmed, without costs. U There is an issue of fact as to whether defendant Laurent's acceptance of the goods was under such circumstances as to constitute a waiver of the defects in the documentation required by the letter of credit. H As to the counterclaims, while we have very grave reservations as to their validity as counterclaims, it is conceivable that the payment made by defendant Laurent may constitute a partial defense in mitigation of damages, or otherwise. As all the facts will have to be gone into at the trial, we see no useful purpose to be served at this time by striking the designation of these pleadings as counterclaims. Concur — Murphy, P. J., Ross, Asch and Silverman, JJ.