Case Name: Jules Schlossberg, on Behalf of Himself and All Other Persons Similarly Situated, Respondent, v. Fifty East Forty Second Company et al., Appellants
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1978-11-21
Citations: 65 A.D.2d 731
Docket Number: 
Parties: Jules Schlossberg, on Behalf of Himself and All Other Persons Similarly Situated, Respondent, v Fifty East Forty Second Company et al., Appellants.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 65
Pages: 731–731

Head Matter:
Jules Schlossberg, on Behalf of Himself and All Other Persons Similarly Situated, Respondent, v Fifty East Forty Second Company et al., Appellants.

Opinion:
Order, Supreme Court, New York County, entered May 11, 1978, granting plaintiff's motion pursuant to CPLR 902 determining that the action may be maintained as a class action, unanimously affirmed, with $75 costs and disbursements of this appeal payable to respondent by appellants. We interpret the phrase "rent escalation clause" in the second decretal paragraph as limited to such clauses that are based on tax increases. Concur—Kupferman, J. P., Silverman, Fein, Yesawich and Sandler, JJ.