Case Name: American Surety Company of New York, Respondent, v. Frank Solomon, Defendant, and Samuel W. Paul, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1959-11-04
Citations: 9 A.D.2d 734
Docket Number: 
Parties: American Surety Company of New York, Respondent, v. Frank Solomon, Defendant, and Samuel W. Paul, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 9
Pages: 734–734

Head Matter:
American Surety Company of New York, Respondent, v. Frank Solomon, Defendant, and Samuel W. Paul, Appellant.

Opinion:
Order unanimously reversed on the facts and on the law and in the exercise of discretion, with $20 costs and disbursements to the appellant, and the motion to dismiss granted, with $10 costs. The plaintiff gives no explanation for its failure to take any affirmative action in this suit for 29 months. (See Gallagher v. Clafington, Inc., 7 A D 2d 627.) However, leave is granted to the plaintiff to move to vacate the dismissal within 15 days after the service of the order herein, with notice of entry, upon a proper affidavit of merits and a sufficient reason to excuse the delay in prosecuting the action. Concur — Breitei, J. P., M. M. Frank, Valente, McNally and Stevens, JJ.