Supreme Court, Appellate Division,
Second Department, New York.
FREDERICK GOLDBERG ARCHITECT, P.C., et al., respondents,
v.
DREAMER REALTY CORP., et al., appellants, et al., defendants.
Dec. 26, 2000.
Kirschenbaum & Kirschenbaum, P.C., Garden City, N.Y. (Kenneth Kirschenbaum and
Thomas Weiss of counsel), for appellants.
Glenn Backer, New York, N.Y., for respondents.
*449 In an action to foreclose a *450 mechanic's lien, the defendants Dreamer
Realty Corp. and Henry Bergman appeal, as limited by their brief, from so much
of an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Polizzi, J.), dated November
22, 1999, as denied those branches of their motion which were to dismiss the
amended complaint and for a more definite statement in the complaint, and
granted that branch of the plaintiffs' cross motion which was for leave to amend
the notice of mechanic's lien.
ORDERED that the appeal from so much of the order as denied that branch of the
motion which was for a more definite statement is dismissed; and it is further,
ORDERED that the order is affirmed insofar as reviewed; and it is further,
ORDERED that the respondents are awarded one bill of costs.
The denial of that branch of the appellants' motion which was for a more
definite statement in the complaint pursuant to CPLR 3024 is not appealable as
of right (see, CPLR 5701[b][2] ), and leave has not been granted.
Contrary to the appellants' contention, the plaintiffs' original notice of lien
was in substantial compliance with Lien Law § 9, and thus was "sufficient for
the validity of [the] lien and to give [the court] jurisdiction to enforce the
same" (Lien Law § 23). Moreover, the amended notice of lien did not result in
any prejudice to the appellants. Accordingly, the Supreme Court properly
granted that branch of plaintiffs' cross motion which was for leave to amend the
notice of mechanic's lien (see, Schoenborn v. Kauffman, 220 A.D.2d 966, 632
N.Y.S.2d 705; see generally, United Broth. of Carpenters v. Nyack Waterfront
Assocs., 182 A.D.2d 16, 586 N.Y.S.2d 665).
**915 The appellants' remaining contentions are without merit.
BRACKEN, J.P., O'BRIEN, SANTUCCI and FLORIO, JJ., concur.
717 N.Y.S.2d 914 (Mem), 278 A.D.2d 449, 2000 N.Y. Slip Op. 11771
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Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department, New York.FREDERICK GOLDBERG ARCHITECT, P.C., et al., respondents,v.DREAMER REALTY CORP., et al., appellants, et al., defendants.
Dec. 26, 2000.
Kirschenbaum & Kirschenbaum, P.C., Garden City, N.Y. (Kenneth Kirschenbaum and Thomas Weiss of counsel), for appellants.
Glenn Backer, New York, N.Y., for respondents.
*449 In an action to foreclose a *450 mechanic's lien, the defendants Dreamer Realty Corp. and Henry Bergman appeal, as limited by their brief, from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Polizzi, J.), dated November 22, 1999, as denied those branches of their motion which were to dismiss the amended complaint and for a more definite statement in the complaint, and granted that branch of the plaintiffs' cross motion which was for leave to amend the notice of mechanic's lien.
ORDERED that the appeal from so much of the order as denied that branch of the motion which was for a more definite statement is dismissed; and it is further,
ORDERED that the order is affirmed insofar as reviewed; and it is further,
ORDERED that the respondents are awarded one bill of costs.
The denial of that branch of the appellants' motion which was for a more definite statement in the complaint pursuant to CPLR 3024 is not appealable as of right (see, CPLR 5701[b][2] ), and leave has not been granted.
Contrary to the appellants' contention, the plaintiffs' original notice of lien was in substantial compliance with Lien Law § 9, and thus was "sufficient for the validity of [the] lien and to give [the court] jurisdiction to enforce the same" (Lien Law § 23). Moreover, the amended notice of lien did not result in any prejudice to the appellants. Accordingly, the Supreme Court properly granted that branch of plaintiffs' cross motion which was for leave to amend the notice of mechanic's lien (see, Schoenborn v. Kauffman, 220 A.D.2d 966, 632 N.Y.S.2d 705; see generally, United Broth. of Carpenters v. Nyack Waterfront Assocs., 182 A.D.2d 16, 586 N.Y.S.2d 665).
**915 The appellants' remaining contentions are without merit.
BRACKEN, J.P., O'BRIEN, SANTUCCI and FLORIO, JJ., concur.
717 N.Y.S.2d 914 (Mem), 278 A.D.2d 449, 2000 N.Y. Slip Op. 11771
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