RUSSO v. KRAVITZ


21 N.Y.2d 1008 (1968)

Joseph Di Russo, Appellant, v. Daniel Kravitz, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided April 18, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Emanuel Redfield and Herbert L. Brickman for appellant.

Benjamin H. Siff and J. Austin Browne for respondent.

Concur: Chief Judge FULD and Judges BURKE, SCILEPPI, BERGAN and JASEN. Dissent: Judges KEATING and BREITEL.


Orders affirmed, with costs, in the following memorandum: To permit plaintiff to recover after he deliberately and willfully submitted a false affidavit to mislead the court would place a premium on such reprehensible and illegal conduct.

Plaintiff's false affidavit was used to defeat defendant's right to a dismissal of the action. Such grievous misconduct offends against fundamental concepts of the true administration of justice.

Defendant's motion for renewal...

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