Novak & Co. v. New York City Housing Authority

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Lehner, J.), entered July 2, 1984, modified, on the law, without costs, so as to grant defendant New York City Housing Authority summary judgment dismissing the third cause of action of plaintiff’s complaint, and otherwise affirmed.

Plaintiff was the plumbing contractor on the Marcus Garvey public housing construction project in The Bronx. Plaintiff’s third cause of action seeks $125,000 for increased labor costs, increased superintendent costs, and increased field and home office costs because of alleged breaches by the city of the construction contract…