Legal Opinion
Shulkin v. Dealy
New York Supreme Court
Decided April 23, 1986PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Eve Preminger, J.
Can a defendant defeat a summary judgment motion on the ground that he is only liable as a result of the actions of the third-party defendant? What law governs a liquidated damages clause in a sale of a co-op apartment? These questions are raised by plaintiff’s motion for severance of the causes of action set forth in the third-party complaint and for summary judgment on plaintiff’s complaint.
Plaintiff sought to sell her cooperative apartment unit and on June 14, 1984 entered into an agreement with defendants under which defendants were to pay $290,000 for…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Lawrence v. . MillerNew York Court of Appeals · 1881
- Cohen v. KranzNew York Court of Appeals · 1963
- Silverman v. Alcoa Plaza AssociatesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1971
- Mokar Properties Corp. v. HallAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1958
- Brecher v. LaikinDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1977
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