The Appellate Division unanimously reversed, on the law, the Order which, to the extent appealed, denied respondents' cross motion to dismiss the amended petition, granted the cross motion, and dismissed the petition. The Appellate Division found that respondents' documentary evidence, consisting of a series of agreements and modifications to the agreements, conclusively refuted petitioner's contention that certain funds transferred to respondents were property of the judgment debtor. As this was an essential element of petitioner's claims, the petition should have been dismissed. The Appellate Division rejected petitioner's argument that the motion was barred by the single motion rule, because respondents had moved to dismiss the original petition. The rule is not implicated where, as here, the amendment introduced substantial new material.
Matter of 8430985 Can., Inc. v. Frydman, NY Slip Op 06337 (1st Dep't November 5, 2020)
