Case Name: Mohar Realty Company, Appellant, v. Herman Smith et al., Respondents
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Term
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1965-06-09
Citations: 46 Misc. 2d 849
Docket Number: 
Parties: Mohar Realty Company, Appellant, v. Herman Smith et al., Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Miscellaneous Reports
Volume: 46
Pages: 849–849

Head Matter:
Mohar Realty Company, Appellant, v. Herman Smith et al., Respondents.
Supreme Court, Appellate Term, Second Department,
June 9, 1965.
Moses Krivis for appellant. Donald R. Maxwell for respondents.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
It was error to dismiss the petition for lack of jurisdiction of the subject matter. The Suffolk County District Court has jurisdiction to entertain a summary proceeding to recover possession of property instituted by one claiming title through a tax deed. (Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law, § 701, subd. 1; § 713, subd. 4; UDCA, § 201, 204.) The issue of title, raised as a defense, does not have the effect of divesting the court of jurisdiction. (Hoffman v. Hoffman, 212 App. Div. 531.)
The judgment should be unanimously reversed and a new trial ordered, with $30 costs to petitioner to abide the event.
Concur — McDonald, Schwartzwald and Croat, JJ.
Judgment reversed, etc.