Legal Opinion
Morningside Studios, Inc. v. Lucille Hotel Corp.
Civil Court of the City of New York
Decided July 20, 1972PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBentley Kassal, J.
This summary proceeding was instituted to recover .rent due for the months of May and June and to recover as “ additional rent ”, counsel fees incurred in the prosecution of a prior summary proceeding against this tenant. The two months’ rent was paid subsequent to the tiling of the petition in this action, so that the monthly rent portion of this proceeding is no longer in issue. The question before the court is whether counsel fees incurred in prior summary proceedings may be recovered in this summary proceeding.
The Appellate Term, First Department, has held that the reasonable value of…
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