Arthur at the Westchester, Inc. v. Westchester Mall, LLC

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Saliann Scarpulla, J.), entered February 21, 2012, which, insofar as appealed from, denied plaintiffs’ motion to the extent that it sought to dismiss the counterclaims for rent against plaintiff guarantor and granted their motion to the extent that it sought summary judgment as to liability on their causes of action for wrongful eviction, unanimously affirmed, with costs.

The guaranty, which recited that it was made to induce execution of a lease, was supported by consideration notwithstanding that it was signed before the lease (see Teitelbaum v…