Case Name: John Thornton, an Infant, by His Parents and Natural Guardians, John Thornton and Another, et al., Appellants, v. Christopher White et al., Infants, by Their Father and Natural Guardian, John White, et al., Respondents
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1986-04-21
Citations: 119 A.D.2d 744
Docket Number: 
Parties: John Thornton, an Infant, by His Parents and Natural Guardians, John Thornton and Another, et al., Appellants, v Christopher White et al., Infants, by Their Father and Natural Guardian, John White, et al., Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 119
Pages: 744–744

Head Matter:
John Thornton, an Infant, by His Parents and Natural Guardians, John Thornton and Another, et al., Appellants, v Christopher White et al., Infants, by Their Father and Natural Guardian, John White, et al., Respondents.

Opinion:
— In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the plaintiffs appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Lama, J.), dated October 5, 1984, which, inter alia, dismissed the complaint pursuant to CPLR 3216 for failure to prosecute.
Order affirmed, with costs.
The action was properly dismissed for lack of prosecution in the absence of a showing of justifiable excuse for the delay and a meritorious cause of action (see, Salerno v Presbyterian Hosp., 88 AD2d 637). Mangano, J. P., Gibbons, Weinstein, Fiber and Spatt, JJ., concur.