Case Name: Grace Sciacca, as Executor of Fannie Mandel, Deceased, Appellant, v. Jack Mandel et al., Defendants, and Hilda Munz, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1999-10-18
Citations: 265 A.D.2d 475
Docket Number: 
Parties: Grace Sciacca, as Executor of Fannie Mandel, Deceased, Appellant, v Jack Mandel et al., Defendants, and Hilda Munz, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 265
Pages: 475–475

Head Matter:
Grace Sciacca, as Executor of Fannie Mandel, Deceased, Appellant, v Jack Mandel et al., Defendants, and Hilda Munz, Respondent.
[696 NYS2d 856]

Opinion:
—In an action to foreclose a mortgage, the plaintiff appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (G. Aronin, J.), entered October 1, 1998, which, upon submission by the parties of a stipulated statement of facts, is in favor of the defendant Hilda Munz and against her on a counterclaim to vacate the mortgage, and, inter alia, dismissed the complaint.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.
The Supreme Court properly found that the plaintiff failed to establish a prima facie case (cf., Votta v Votta Enters., 249 AD2d 536; Village Bank v Wild Oaks Holding, 196 AD2d 812). Moreover, the evidence supports the finding that the mortgage was fraudulent (see, Debtor and Creditor Law § 273, 276; see generally, Matter of Crane v Crane, 202 AD2d 665; Grumman Aerospace Corp. v Rice, 199 AD2d 365; AMEV Capital Corp. v Kirk, 180 AD2d 775; Lengares v B & A Warehousing, 159 AD2d 692). Accordingly, the complaint was properly dismissed and the respondent was properly granted judgment on the counterclaim. S. Miller, J. P., O'Brien, Ritter and Florio, JJ., concur.