Legal Opinion
Perdomo v. Morgenthau
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 5, 2009PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Emily Jane Goodman, J.), entered December 5, 2007, insofar as appealed from, granting plaintiffs motion for a declaration that defendant District Attorney does not have the authority to mandate his approval of a settlement agreement between a landlord and tenant in an illegal use eviction proceeding brought pursuant to RPAPL 715 at the direction of the District Attorney, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
A court’s primary consideration “when presented with a question of statutory interpretation . . . is to ascertain and give effect to the intention…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- DaimlerChrysler Corp. v. SpitzerNew York Court of Appeals · 2006
- Bender v. Jamaica HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- Doe v. AxelrodNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
- Perdomo v. MorgenthauNew York Supreme Court · 2007
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