Legal Opinion
1202 Realty Assoc. v. Evans
Civil Court of the City of New York
Decided July 25, 1984PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Margaret Cammer, J.
Respondents move to consolidate 23 nonpayment proceedings for trial, pursuant to CPLR 602 (subd [a]) and CCA 110 (subd [b]). Petitioner cross-moves to strike respondents’ jury demand on the ground that certain of these tenants have signed leases containing jury waiver clauses.
Consolidation or joint trial not only saves time, trouble and expense, but also may prevent contradictory decisions based on the same facts. (See 2 Weinstein-Korn-Miller, NY Civ Prac, par 602.04; Shlansky & Bro. v Grossman, 273 App Div 544.) Where several “actions involving a common…
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- Mideal Homes Corp. v. L & C Concrete Work, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
- Philip Shlansky & Bro. v. GrossmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1948
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