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ALJ Capital I, L.P. v. David J. Joseph Co.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Feb 5, 2008
48 A.D.3d 208 (N.Y. App. Div. 2008)

Opinion

No. 2690.

February 5, 2008.

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Walter B. Tolub, J.), entered March 19, 2007, which, insofar as appealed from, granted defendant's motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint, unanimously affirmed, with costs.

Richards Kibbe Orbe LLP, New York (Brian S. Fraser of counsel), for appellants.

Cole, Schotz, Meisel, Forman Leonard, P.A., New York (Steven L. Klepper of counsel), for respondent.

Before: Lippman, P.J., Mazzarelli, Friedman, Sweeny and Moskowitz, JJ.


The complaint was properly dismissed on the ground that plaintiff's failed to provide prompt written notice of a "Disallowance," a condition precedent to their right to demand repayment from defendant under the subject agreement. The giving of such notice was always within plaintiffs' control, and, despite the lack of explicitly conditional language, was unmistakably required by the agreement's "Cure Period" provision prior to the assertion of a claim for repayment ( see National Fuel Gas Distrib. Corp. v Hartford Fire Ins. Co., 28 AD3d 1169, lv denied 7 NY3d 713). In any event, as the motion court also found, the events cited by plaintiff's did not constitute disallowances within the meaning of the agreement. We have considered plaintiffs' other arguments and find them unavailing.

[ See 15 Misc 3d 1127(A), 2007 NY Slip Op 50867(U).]


Summaries of

ALJ Capital I, L.P. v. David J. Joseph Co.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Feb 5, 2008
48 A.D.3d 208 (N.Y. App. Div. 2008)
Case details for

ALJ Capital I, L.P. v. David J. Joseph Co.

Case Details

Full title:ALJ CAPITAL I, L.P., et al., Appellants, v. THE DAVID J. JOSEPH COMPANY…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department

Date published: Feb 5, 2008

Citations

48 A.D.3d 208 (N.Y. App. Div. 2008)
2008 N.Y. Slip Op. 987
851 N.Y.S.2d 154

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