BERKOWITZ v. BERKOWITZ


67 N.Y.2d 737 (1986)

Phyllis Berkowitz, Appellant, v. Howard Berkowitz et al., Respondents.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided February 19, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clifton M. Tamsett, Jr., and Frank W. Getman for appellant.

Joseph T. Pondolfino, Jr., for respondents.

Concur: Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges MEYER, SIMONS, KAYE, ALEXANDER, TITONE and HANCOCK, JR.


Order reversed, without costs, and matter remitted to the Appellate Division, Third Department, for review of the facts and exercise of discretion. We agree with the dissenters below that plaintiff adduced proof legally sufficient to constitute a prima facie cause of action based on Debtor and Creditor Law § 275, and that the majority erred in holding that, as a matter of law, defendant was prejudiced by the trial court's amendment of the complaint to conform to such...

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