Case Name: In the Matter of Henry Santomauro, Respondent, v. Pollio Products Corporation et al., Appellants
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1962-03-19
Citations: 15 A.D.2d 944
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Henry Santomauro, Respondent, v. Pollio Products Corporation et al., Appellants.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 15
Pages: 944–944

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Henry Santomauro, Respondent, v. Pollio Products Corporation et al., Appellants.

Opinion:
On the present record, the charges of bad faith asserted against petitioner stand undenied. The allegations that petitioner was consorting with competitors raised a substantial issue of fact as to his good faith (Matter of Sunny dale Farms v. Premium Dairy Co., 7 A D 2d 737). Under all the circumstances, the learned Special Term Justice was not free, on this record, to exercise his discretion and to conclude that petitioner had shown good faith; he was required to defer the determination of that issue until after a hearing (Matter of Breswick & Co. v. Greater N. Y. Inds., 308 N. Y. 1041, 1043; Matter of Schwartz v. Travelers Hotel, 5 A D 2d 880; Matter of Schwartz v. Travelers Hotel, 7 A D 2d 848; Matter of Carthage Paper Makers v. Mutual Box Bd. Co., 2 A D 175, 177-178). Christ, Brennan, Hill and Rabin, JJ., concur; Ughetta, Acting P. J., not voting.