Case Name: Richard Bergman et al., Respondents, v. James M. Slater et al., Appellants
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1994-03-11
Citations: 202 A.D.2d 971
Docket Number: 
Parties: Richard Bergman et al., Respondents, v James M. Slater et al., Appellants.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 202
Pages: 971–971

Head Matter:
Richard Bergman et al., Respondents, v James M. Slater et al., Appellants.
[609 NYS2d 737]

Opinion:
—Order unanimously affirmed with costs. Memorandum: Supreme Court properly denied defendants' motion to dismiss plaintiffs' action based upon the failure of the summons with notice to comply with CPLR 305 (b). "While the words 'personal injury' may not apprise defendants of the precise legal theory behind plaintiffs' case, they adequately apprise defendants of the 'nature of the action' at this stage of the litigation" (Pilla v La Flor De Mayo Express, 191 AD2d 224; cf., Scaringi v Broome Realty Corp., 191 AD2d 223; Drummer v Valeron Corp., 154 AD2d 897, lv denied 75 NY2d 705). (Appeal from Order of Supreme Court, Cayuga County, Corning, J. — Dismiss Complaint.) Present — Green, J. P., Pine, Callahan, Doerr and Boehm, JJ.