Mormon v. Acura of Valley Stream

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

*698Plaintiffs action, instituted in the Small Claims Part of the District Court, which seeks to recover money damages, in essence also seeks reformation of a contract based on mistake and/or fraud (see generally, Chimart Assoc. v Paul, 66 NY2d 570, 574). The jurisdiction of the Small Claims Part of the District Court is limited to “any cause of action for money only not in excess of three thousand dollars” (UDCA 1801 [emphasis added]). The small claims court, therefore, was without jurisdiction to grant the relief sought by plaintiff, which is equitable in nature…