Opinion
December 22, 1992
Appeal from the Supreme Court, New York County (Karla Moskowitz, J.).
While it cannot be said that the court in the nonpayment proceeding addressed the issues raised by plaintiff in this action in a manner that would warrant invocation of collateral estoppel (see, Lamontagne v Board of Trustees, 183 A.D.2d 424, lv denied 80 N.Y.2d 759), the claims in the instant action do arise out of the same occurrences as those that were or could have been litigated in the nonpayment proceeding, and are thus barred by res judicata. It matters not that such claims are restated under different theories or that different remedies are sought (O'Brien v City of Syracuse, 54 N.Y.2d 353, 357-358). We have considered the plaintiff's remaining arguments and find them to be without merit.
Concur — Murphy, P.J., Milonas, Rosenberger, Kassal and Rubin, JJ.