Graham v. Sylvan Lawrence Co.

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court at Special Term (Klein, J.), entered *981September 16, 1980 in Ulster County, which denied defendants’ motion for change of venue and granted plaintiff’s cross motion for summary judgment to the extent of dismissing defendants’ first and third complete affirmative defenses. At the conclusion of a 15-year commercial lease of premises located in New York City, owned by defendant Stonewall Realty, Inc:, and managed by defendant Sylvan Lawrence Company, Inc., the lessee’s demand for return of its security deposit was rejected. Defendants maintained that the…