Case Name: Monarch Property Associates, Respondent, v. Ulysses Benjamin et al., Appellants
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Term
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1982-02-19
Citations: 114 Misc. 2d 502
Docket Number: 
Parties: Monarch Property Associates, Respondent, v Ulysses Benjamin et al., Appellants.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Miscellaneous Reports
Volume: 114
Pages: 502–502

Head Matter:
Monarch Property Associates, Respondent, v Ulysses Benjamin et al., Appellants.
Supreme Court, Appellate Term, Second Department,
February 19, 1982
APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL
Julian J. Bailey for appellants. Etin, Rosenthal & Daniels for respondent.

Opinion:
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
Order unanimously modified by denying landlord's motion to strike the jury demands and counterclaims of all tenants other than tenant Brooks; as so modified, affirmed without costs. The proceeding against tenant Brooks is severed.
Upon this record, we find that the leases of all tenants other than Rachel Brooks were in type less than eight points in depth and accordingly the jury waiver clause as well as the clause waiving counterclaims contained in said leases should not be given effect (see CPLR 4544; Koslowski v Palmieri, 98 Misc 2d 885; Sorbonne Apts. Co. v Kranz, 96 Misc 2d 396).
Buschmann, J. P., Jones and Kunzeman, JJ., concur.