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Martinez v. Suozzi

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
May 30, 1991
173 A.D.2d 411 (N.Y. App. Div. 1991)

Opinion

May 30, 1991

Appeal from the Supreme Court, New York County (Harold Baer, Jr., J.).


The plaintiff, who claims that he was fraudulently induced to purchase the subject premises by representations that all of the tenancies were rent stabilized and not rent controlled, moved for "partial summary judgment" seeking a declaration of seven specific underlying facts, four of which are admitted in defendant Suozzi's Responses to Plaintiff's Notice to Admit, and are no longer in dispute for the purposes of the pending action (see, CPLR 3123). As to the remaining allegations on which the plaintiff seeks summary disposition, there is a triable issue of fact as to whether or not the plaintiff justifiably relied on the alleged representations (see, e.g., Yuzwak v Dygert, 144 A.D.2d 938), as well as to whether or not plaintiff could have discovered the true facts (see, e.g., Black v Chittenden, 69 N.Y.2d 665). Also, a triable issue of fact as to the rent regulated status of the subject apartments is created by documents submitted on an unrelated motion by defendant Zegen, suggesting that the apartments were rent stabilized.

Discovery should proceed as ordered.

Concur — Rosenberger, J.P., Ellerin, Kupferman, Asch and Smith, JJ.


Summaries of

Martinez v. Suozzi

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
May 30, 1991
173 A.D.2d 411 (N.Y. App. Div. 1991)
Case details for

Martinez v. Suozzi

Case Details

Full title:MANUEL S. MARTINEZ, Appellant, v. CHRISTOPHER SUOZZI, Respondent, et al.…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department

Date published: May 30, 1991

Citations

173 A.D.2d 411 (N.Y. App. Div. 1991)
570 N.Y.S.2d 42

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