Legal Opinion · Dissent
New York City Housing Authority v. McClinton
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Decided May 26, 2000Published
1DissentMcCooe, J.
I respectfully dissent for the reasons stated in Thompson v 490 W. End Ave. Apts. Corp. (252 AD2d 430, 436 [1st Dept 1998]) which cites with approval the trial court’s decision in New York City Hous. Auth. (Red Hook E. Houses) v Williams (170 Misc 2d 963 [Civ Ct, Kings County 1996]). I disagree with the Appellate Term, Second Department’s reversal in New York City Hous. Auth. v Williams (179 Misc 2d 822) and the majority’s reliance on it. RPAPL 753 (4) (amended in 1982) should be “liberally construed.” (Nestor v McDowell, 81 NY2d 410, 414 [1993].) “In construing a statute, courts should not…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Nestor v. McDowellNew York Court of Appeals · 1993
- Muller v. New York State Division of Housing & Community RenewalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
- Fairbanks Gardens Co. v. GandhiAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1996
- New York City Housing Authority v. WilliamsAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1999
- Thompson v. 490 West End Apartments Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
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