Neustein v. Estate of Neustein

*685“In reviewing a determination made after a nonjury trial, the power of this Court is as broad as that of the trial court, and we may render a judgment we find warranted by the facts, bearing in mind that in a close case, the trial judge had the advantage of seeing the witnesses” (Marini v Lombardo, 79 AD3d 932, 933 [2010]; see Campbell v Campbell, 50 AD3d 614 [2008]).

Contrary to the contentions of Joshua Neustein, a defendant in Matter No. 2 (hereinafter Joshua), the Surrogate properly awarded damages to the plaintiff in that matter (hereinafter the plaintiff) for the value of the rent of the…