Moises Cosio Corp. v. Finkelstein

This summary proceeding was instituted by the landlord of an office building at 147 West 42d Street, Manhattan, to recover possession for nonpayment of rent. The tenant in his answer counterclaimed for alleged excess rents paid. It presents a convoluted question of law affecting also a number of other tenants similarly situated, as to whom their counsel have stipulated that this court’s determination of the question of law in this proceeding shall be binding in all other pending-summary proceedings which were consolidated herewith for trial.

The facts in this proceeding are identical to the…