Opinion
06-08-2017
Amir MEIRI, Plaintiff–Appellant, v. Sheila McNICHOLS, et al., Defendants–Respondents. Amampuri Realty LLC, Intervenor–Respondent.
Joseph A. Altman, P.C., Bronx (Joseph A. Altman of counsel), for appellant. The Law Office of Peter G. Gray, P.C., Brooklyn (Peter G. Gray of counsel), for Sheila McNichols and James Michael Cornwell, respondents. Withers Bergman LLP, New York (Chaya F. Weinberg–Brodt of counsel), for Amampuri Realty LLC, respondent.
Joseph A. Altman, P.C., Bronx (Joseph A. Altman of counsel), for appellant. The Law Office of Peter G. Gray, P.C., Brooklyn (Peter G. Gray of counsel), for Sheila McNichols and James Michael Cornwell, respondents.
Withers Bergman LLP, New York (Chaya F. Weinberg–Brodt of counsel), for Amampuri Realty LLC, respondent.
Orders, Supreme Court, New York County (Kathryn E. Freed, J.), entered June 14, 2016, which granted the motion of defendants Sheila McNichols and James Michael Cornwell to dismiss the complaint and the motion of Amampuri Realty LLC to intervene and dismiss the complaint, unanimously affirmed, with costs.
Since the right of first refusal in the lease between plaintiff and decedent William Cornwell did not refer to their heirs, successors, or assigns, it expired upon decedent's death (see e.g. Gilmore v. Jordan, 132 A.D.3d 1379, 1380, 17 N.Y.S.3d 545 [4th Dept.2015] ; Herrmann v. AMD Realty, Inc., 8 A.D.3d 619, 621, 779 N.Y.S.2d 560 [2d Dept.2004] ; Adler v. Simpson, 203 A.D.2d 691, 692–693, 610 N.Y.S.2d 351 [3d Dept.1994] ).
The court properly permitted Amampuri to intervene pursuant to CPLR 1012(a)(3) (see George v. Grand Bay Assoc. Enter. Inc., 45 A.D.3d 451, 452, 846 N.Y.S.2d 136 [1st Dept.2007] ).
TOM, J.P., SWEENY, ANDRIAS, MOSKOWITZ, MANZANET–DANIELS, JJ., concur.