DeCarvalhosa v. Adler

The court’s decision in favor of plaintiff on her claim for rent *368arrears was based on a fair interpretation of the evidence presented at trial and rested in large measure on credibility-determinations (see Thoreson v Penthouse Intl., 80 NY2d 490, 495 [1992]; Greenfield v Philles Records, 288 AD2d 59 [2001]).

Whether defendant was bankrupt during the 16 months for which she claimed to have been paying $5,000 a month in rent was relevant on the issue of unpaid rent, and the probative value of this evidence was not substantially outweighed by the risk of prejudice. To the extent the court…