Case Name: Tankoos-Yarmon Hotels, Inc., Appellant, v. William C. Smith, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Term
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1968-07-01
Citations: 58 Misc. 2d 1072
Docket Number: 
Parties: Tankoos-Yarmon Hotels, Inc., Appellant, v. William C. Smith, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Miscellaneous Reports
Volume: 58
Pages: 1072–1073

Head Matter:
Tankoos-Yarmon Hotels, Inc., Appellant, v. William C. Smith, Respondent.
Supreme Court, Appellate Term, First Department,
July 1, 1968.
John H. Sherry and John F. GilUgan for appellant.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
It was an aibuse of discretion to have denied the landlord's motion to sever the counterclaim for personal injuries from the landlord's nonpayment summary proceeding (CPLR 407). The claim asserted in the counterclaim is unrelated to the landlord's claim for rent and possession, and it would inordinately delay a disposition of the primary claim if a severance is denied (Great Park Corp. v. Goldberger, 41 Misc 2d 988).
Order dated April 26, 1968 was superseded by order dated May 8,1968, and the appeal from the order of April 26, 1968 is dismissed.
Order dated May 8, 1968, insofar as appealed from, reversed with $10 costs, and motion to sever granted.
'Concur — "Street, Markowitz and Hofstadter, JJ.
Order [May 8, 1968] reversed, etc.