Calvaruso v. Hunter Ambulette-Ambulance, Inc., 89 A.D.3d 841 (N.Y.)

Case details
Full caption
In the Matter of Maria Calvaruso, Appellant, v Hunter Ambulette-Ambulance, Inc., et al., Respondents.
Country
United States
Jurisdiction
New York (NY)
Court
New York Court of Appeals
New York Official Reports
In the Matter of Maria Calvaruso, Appellant, v Hunter Ambulette-Ambulance, Inc., et al., Respondents., 89 AD3d 841
Panel
Angiolillo (J.); Leventhal (J.); Austin (J.); Roman (J.)
Opinion
Per curiam
p. 842
The Supreme Court properly declined to set aside the release entered into by the parties on February 26, 2010. “A party seeking to set aside a release on the ground of fraud bears the burden of establishing ‘a material misrepresentation of fact, made with knowledge of its falsity, with intent to deceive, [and] justifiable reliance and damages’ ” (Liling v Segal, 220 AD2d 724, 726 [1995], quoting Mergler v Crystal Props. Assoc., 179 AD2d 177, 181 [1992]). Here, the documentary evidence relied upon by the appellant belies her allegations of fraud and conclusively demonstrates that she does not have a viable cause of action to set aside the release on such grounds (see Leeds, Morelli & Brown, P.C. v Hernandez, 55 AD3d 794, 795 [2008]).
The appellant’s remaining contentions are without merit.
Accordingly, the Supreme Court properly dismissed this matter. Angiolillo, J.E, Leventhal, Austin and Roman, JJ., concur.
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