Chiusano v. Chiusano

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Edward H. Lehner, J.), entered January 15, 2008, which, insofar as appealed from, denied defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint and on his counterclaim for attorneys’ fees, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

The court correctly rejected defendant’s contention that the term “MERC seat” in the handwritten paragraph of the modification of the parties’ separation agreement refers only to the right to trade on the floor of the mercantile exchange. However, it erred in finding as a matter of law that “MERC seat” includes both the…