Samia Calabrese Zaman, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. 21 (2025)

Supreme Court, Appellate Term, New York,

Samia Calabrese Zaman, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. 21 Century Cosmetic Dentistry, Defendant-Respondent.

570597 /25

Decided: June 12, 2025

PRESENT: Brigantti, J.P., James, Perez, JJ.

Per Curiam.

Judgment (Sabrina B. Kraus, J.), entered on or about November 30, 2021, affirmed, without costs.

Where, as here, a defendant has failed to appear and an inquest is directed, a plaintiff must still present proof of damages at the inquest (see Paulson v Kotsilimbas, 124 AD2d 513, 514 [1986]; Wine Antiques, Inc. v St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co., 40 AD2d 657 [1972], affd 34 NY2d 781 [1974]). In reviewing the record, we find that the Civil Court properly dismissed the action after inquest, since plaintiff, who admitted that she never received any dental treatment from defendant, failed to establish a prima facie case for damages causally related to the acts of defendant (see Xia Lan Lin v CAMB Magnolia House, 82 Misc 3d 127[A], *1, 2024 NY Slip Op 50319[U] [App Term, 1st Dept 2024]).

THIS CONSTITUTES THE DECISION AND ORDER OF THE COURT.

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Decision Date: June 12, 2025

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