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Gross v. Tannen

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Jun 30, 1998
251 A.D.2d 255 (N.Y. App. Div. 1998)

Opinion

June 30, 1998

Appeal from the Supreme Court, New York County (Sheila Abdus-Salaam, J.).


It is undisputed that plaintiff's cause of action for cancellation of an apartment lease and eviction against defendants Tannen and Cooper in a prior mortgage foreclosure action, and plaintiff's causes of action for money damages against the same defendants in this action, are based on the same facts, to wit, the obtaining of the lease in question through fraud, collusion and self-dealing. Nothing prevented plaintiff from joining his claims for damages against these defendants with his claim for equitable relief against them in the prior action (see, CPLR 103 [a]; 601 [a]). Accordingly, the order in the prior action granting plaintiff's motion for summary judgment on the lease cancellation and eviction cause of action constitutes res judicata barring the instant action seeking different relief based on the same transaction or series of transactions (see, O'Brien v. City of Syracuse, 54 N.Y.2d 353, 357). The order granting summary judgment against defendants Tannen and Cooper in the prior action brought the claim against them to a final conclusion (supra), and it is of no moment that the prior action continued as to other defendants.

Concur — Milonas, J. P., Rosenberger, Nardelli, Wallach and Rubin, JJ.


Summaries of

Gross v. Tannen

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Jun 30, 1998
251 A.D.2d 255 (N.Y. App. Div. 1998)
Case details for

Gross v. Tannen

Case Details

Full title:ELLIOT S. GROSS, Appellant, v. STEVEN TANNEN et al., Respondents, et al.…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department

Date published: Jun 30, 1998

Citations

251 A.D.2d 255 (N.Y. App. Div. 1998)
675 N.Y.S.2d 49

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