Legal Opinion
Dearie v. Hunter
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Decided February 2, 2000PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
Order dated July 1, 1998 modified by reversing so much thereof as granted tenant’s motion to dismiss the nonpayment petition, the petition is reinstated, and the proceeding is remanded to the Civil Court for trial in accordance with this decision; as modified, order affirmed, without costs.
We do not disturb Civil Court’s exercise of discretion insofar as it vacated the stipulations executed by the pro se tenant and permitted him to defend the nonpayment proceeding on the merits. Tenant has made a prima facie showing of a defense under section 143-b (5) of the Social…
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