Court Opinion

ID: 5910132
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2022-01-13 03:50:26.294138+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T08:45:59.149401
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— Order unanimously reversed on the law without costs, motion denied and matter remitted to Onondaga County Family Court for further proceedings before a different Judge, in accordance with the following memorandum: It was error for the court to dismiss the petition without a hearing in this filiation proceeding. It was further error to treat respondents’ motion to dismiss the petition as one for summary judgment because the parties were not given the opportunity to "submit any evidence that could properly be considered on a motion for summary judgment” (CPLR 3211 [c]; Mihlovan v Grozavu, 72 NY2d 506; Matter of Nassau BOCES Cent. Council of Teachers v Board of Coop. Educ. Servs., 63 NY2d 100, 103) and because the motion to dismiss was supported only by the affirmation of an attorney who lacked personal knowledge of the facts (Harlem Sav. Bank v Independent Leasing Corp., 114 AD2d 314). (Appeal from order of Onondaga County Family Court, Buck, J. — paternity.) Present — Doerr, J. P., Denman, Boomer, Pine and Davis, JJ.