Gadson v. New York City Housing Authority

—In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendant appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Jackson, J.), dated May 5, 1998, which granted the plaintiffs motion for leave to renew the defendant’s prior motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint, and, upon renewal, denied that motion.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

The requirement that a motion for leave to renew be based upon newly-discovered facts is a flexible one and a court, in its discretion, may grant renewal upon facts known to the moving party at the time of the original…