Court Opinion

ID: 5851502
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2022-01-13 00:03:49.76355+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T08:44:06.630738
License: Public Domain

Order unanimously reversed, with costs, and complaint reinstated. Memorandum: Plaintiff’s action for declaratory judgment should not have been dismissed on defendant’s oral cross motion without notice to plaintiff. Additionally, “[sjince plaintiff sought a declaratory judgment, the complaint should not have been dismissed without declaring the rights of the parties (Lanza v Wagner, 11 NY2d 317, 334)” (Mazzo v County of Monroe, 58 AD2d 1017). (Appeal from order of Supreme Court, Erie County, Mintz, J. — dismiss complaint.) Present — Simons, J. P., Callahan, Denman, Moule and Schnepp, JJ.