Rapps v. City of New York

In an action, inter alia, to recover damages for the wrongful demolition of a building, the defendant appeals, as limited by its brief, from so much of an order and judgment (one paper) of the Supreme Court, Richmond County (Maltese, J.), dated February 25, 2013, as denied that branch of its motion which was to set aside the jury verdict and to direct judgment notwithstanding the verdict in its favor, and granted those branches of the plaintiffs’ motion which were to vacate a certain tax lien imposed on the plaintiffs’ building for the cost of demolition of the building, and for an award of…