Legal Opinion
Williamson, Picket, Gross, Inc. v. 400 Park Avenue Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 3, 1979PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs.
As noted by the Appellate Division: "The act of the defendant in bringing the suit was not unlawful and the defendant’s desire to so dispose of his property to his own advantage not being inherently malicious, fraudulent or motivated by a desire to damage the plaintiff, he thus had a proper purpose to serve.” Indeed the complaint alleges that 400 Park Avenue Company commenced the "action against the defen*771dant and Banco * * * with the purpose and intent of preventing the execution of the sublease…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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