Lin v. 19 Eldridge St. Realty Corp.

Full title: Erick C. Lin, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. 19 Eldridge Street Realty Corp.…

Court: SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE TERM, FIRST DEPARTMENT

Date published: Mar 20, 2013

38 Misc. 3d 148 (N.Y. App. Div. 2013)

2013 N.Y. Slip Op. 50383

971 N.Y.S.2d 72

Opinion

No. 571037/12.

2013-03-20

Erick C. LIN, Plaintiff–Appellant, v. 19 ELDRIDGE STREET REALTY CORP., Defendant–Respondent.

PER CURIAM.

Plaintiff appeals from a judgment of the Small Claims Part of the Civil Court of the City of New York, New York County (Margaret A. Chan, J.), entered July 12, 2012, after trial, in favor of defendant dismissing the action.
Present LOWE, III, P.J., SHULMAN, TORRES, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

Judgment (Margaret A. Chan, J.), entered July 12, 2012, affirmed, without costs.

Dismissal of this small claims action achieved “substantial justice” consistent with substantive law principles (CCA 1804, 1807) see Williams v. Roper, 269 A.D.2d 125 [2000],lv dismissed95 N.Y.2d 898 [2000] ). In the absence of privity ( see Tamco Enters. v. Mitsubishi Elec. Am., 190 A.D.2d 623 [1993],lv denied82 N.Y.2d 659 [1993] ), no legal basis was shown to impose liability upon the defendant building owner for any lost income or other damages allegedly sustained by plaintiff, at most a remote subtenant, following the closure of the premises as a result of illegal activity not attributable to defendant.

THIS CONSTITUTES THE DECISION AND ORDER OF THE COURT.