2525-7th Ave. Corp. v. Knight

The sole question presented on this appeal is whether the Municipal Court of the City of New York in summary proceedings for non-payment of rent has power to grant judgment on a tenant’s counterclaim in excess of $1,000.

Plaintiff, landlord, brought summary proceedings in the Municipal Court to recover from defendant, tenant, $104 representing two months’ unpaid rent. Defendant pleaded a general denial and a counterclaim for $2,000 as damages for personal injuries due to plaintiff’s alleged negligence in the maintenance óf the premises. The trial court, finding in the landlord’s favor for the…