Cooper v. Pullar

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Elliott III, J.), entered June 26, 2015 in Rensselaer County, which, among other things, granted a cross motion by defendant First Niagara Bank, N.A. for summary judgment dismissing the complaint against it.

In 1999, plaintiff and his wife entered into a lease with defendants James E. Pullar and Doris E. Pullar to rent a residential property located in the City of Troy, Rensselaer County. This lease, which contained an option-to-buy provision, was not recorded. In 2003, the Pullars sold the subject property to defendant Samuel Barr, who obtained a…