Parker v. Paton Associates Inc.

OPINION OF THE COURT

Thomas C. Walsh, J.

By notice of petition and petition duly served upon the respondent, petitioner has commenced a summary proceeding under RPAPL article 7 based upon an alleged failure to pay rent. The notice of petition was signed by the petitioner personally with his name printed beneath. Thereafter, an indorsement appeared with the name of petitioner’s attorneys and their address and telephone number.

Upon the return date, the attorneys for the respondent orally moved the court to dismiss the petition for lack of jurisdiction and presented an affidavit in support of the…