The court improperly dismissed the claim for $532,288.10, which was the core of the first cause of action, on the ground that it was contained in a confession of judgment that was not filed within the three years required by CPLR 3218. While failure to file this document would render it void as a confession of judgment, it did not extinguish the underlying debt (see Reliance Ins. Co. v Brown,
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