Saperstein v. Lewenberg

Order and judgment (one paper), Supreme Court, New York County (Louis B. York, J.), entered August 21, 2003, after a nonjury trial, which directed that defendants’ attorney return the balance of plaintiffs security deposit and $60,000 in prepaid rent, unanimously affirmed, with costs.

A judgment rendered after a bench trial should not be disturbed unless it is obvious that the court’s conclusions cannot be supported by any fair interpretation of the evidence, particularly where the credibility of witnesses is central to the case (Nightingale Rest. Corp. v Shak Food Corp., 155 AD2d 297 [1989],…