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Veeraswamy v. Novak

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Apr 29, 2008
50 A.D.3d 1127 (N.Y. App. Div. 2008)

Opinion

No. 2008-00545.

April 29, 2008.

In an action to recover a down payment made pursuant to a contract for the sale of real property, the plaintiffs appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Agate, J.), entered December 13, 2007, which denied their motion for summary judgment.

Howard R. Birnbach, Great Neck, N.Y., for appellants.

Novak Juhase Stern, LLP, Cedarhurst, N.Y. (G. Alexander Novak of counsel), respondent pro se.

Before: Rivera, J.P., Skelos, Santucci and Belen, JJ.


Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

"The proponent of a summary judgment motion must make a prima facie showing of entitlement to judgment as a matter of law, tendering sufficient evidence to eliminate any material issues of fact from the case" ( Winegrad v New York Univ. Med. Ctr., 64 NY2d 851, 853). Here, the plaintiffs failed to make a prima facie showing of entitlement to judgment as a matter of law. Triable issues of fact exist, inter alia, as to whether the plaintiffs can be charged with an anticipatory breach or repudiation of the subject contract ( see IBM Credit Fin. Corp. v Mazda Motor Mfg. [USA] Corp., 92 NY2d 989, 993; Morgan v McCaffrey, 14 AD3d 670, 671), and whether they are entitled to the return of their down payment. Accordingly, the Supreme Court properly denied the plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment.

The parties' remaining contentions are without merit.


Summaries of

Veeraswamy v. Novak

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Apr 29, 2008
50 A.D.3d 1127 (N.Y. App. Div. 2008)
Case details for

Veeraswamy v. Novak

Case Details

Full title:VELAPPAN VEERASWAMY et al., Appellants, v. NOVAK JUHASE STERN, LLP…

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

Date published: Apr 29, 2008

Citations

50 A.D.3d 1127 (N.Y. App. Div. 2008)
2008 N.Y. Slip Op. 4077
855 N.Y.S.2d 690

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