Rottenberg v. Cirillo

Full title: LASZLO ROTTENBERG, Appellant, v. ANGELINA CIRILLO, Respondent

Court: Supreme Court, Appellate Term, Second Department

Date published: Oct 16, 1968

58 Misc. 2d 309 (N.Y. App. Term 1968)

295 N.Y.S.2d 392

Opinion

October 16, 1968

Appeal from the Civil Court of the City of New York, County of Kings, ROSS J. DI LORENZO, J.

Irving Lederman for appellant.

Eli H. Mellan for respondent.

Per Curiam.

The Civil Court of the City of New York lacks jurisdiction to grant affirmative equitable relief to vacate and set aside a general release and satisfaction of judgment (N.Y. Const., art. VI, § 15, subd. b; CCA, § 201 et seq.). Section 212 of the New York City Civil Court Act does not expand the jurisdiction of that court to include equitable jurisdiction not elsewhere specifically conferred ( Kwoczka v. Dry Dock Sav. Bank, 52 Misc.2d 67; Geiger Roofing Co. v. Thompson, 54 Misc.2d 718).

The order should be unanimously reversed, without costs, and motion denied without prejudice to a plenary action in the proper forum, if respondent be so advised.

Concur — McDONALD, P.J., MARGETT and SCHWARTZWALD, JJ.

Order reversed, etc.