Opinion
October 10, 1989
Appeal from the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Underwood, J.).
Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.
We find that the Supreme Court did not improvidently exercise its discretion in granting the plaintiffs' request for a preliminary injunction pending the disposition of the action (see, Preston Corp. v Fabrication Enters., 68 N.Y.2d 397, 403; Walker Mem. Baptist Church v Saunders, 285 N.Y. 462, 474; James v Board of Educ., 42 N.Y.2d 357, 363; Career Placement v Vaus, 77 Misc.2d 788, 795).
Additionally, we note that the granting of a preliminary injunction at this stage serves the salutary purpose of maintaining the status quo pending resolution of the underlying controversy (see, Matter of Brenner v Hart Sys., 114 A.D.2d 363, 367). Brown, J.P., Eiber, Kooper and Rosenblatt, JJ., concur.