Schnapp, Hochberg & Sommers v. Nislow

OPINION OF THE COURT

Harold Hyman, J.

This is a case of first impression in the State of New York; it involves the construction and interpretation of subdivision (a) of section 1505 of the Business Corporation Law concerning professional corporations and the liabilities carried with them.

The essential facts are as follows: On July 1, 1978, the defendants, as a corporate entity, entered into a written sublease with the plaintiff, then a dental partnership, for office space located in Melville, New York. The sublease unequivocally describes the tenant as “Frederick Nislow, D.M.D., and Jack H.…