Argued March 13, 2001. April 2, 2001. In an action to recover on an instrument for the payment of money only brought by motion for summary judgment in lieu of complaint pursuant to CPLR 3213, the plaintiff appeals, as limited by its brief, from (1) so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Mahon, J.), dated May 18, 2000, as denied the motion and granted that branch of the defendants' cross motion pursuant to CPLR 7503 which was to compel arbitration of the parties' claims, and (2)
February 6, 1996 Appeal from the Supreme Court, New York County (Herman Cahn, J.). Defendants herein owned options to purchase land in Bermuda on which they planned to build a hotel and, in accordance therewith, approached the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company to develop the project. Plaintiff was enlisted as an equity partner to acquire $22,000,000 in order to purchase the land quickly, as the options were of limited duration. On or about November 29, 1990, the parties entered into a "Memorandum of Understanding"
02-28-2017 CAPITAL ONE TAXI MEDALLION FINANCE, Plaintiff–Appellant, v. Patton R. CORRIGAN, et al., Defendants–Respondents. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York (Alexander C. Drylewski of counsel), for appellant. Molo Lamken LLP, New York (Robert K. Kry of counsel), for respondents. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York (Alexander C. Drylewski of counsel), for appellant. Molo Lamken LLP, New York (Robert K. Kry of counsel), for respondents. TOM, J.P., RENWICK, SAXE, FEINMAN
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