Branic Intl. Realty Corp. v Pitt

Branic Intl. Realty Corp. v Pitt 2014 NY Slip Op 07927 Decided on November 18, 2014 Court of Appeals Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431. This opinion is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the Official Reports.

Decided on November 18, 2014
No. 200

[*1]Branic International Realty Corp., Appellant,

v

Phillip Pitt, & c., Respondent, "John Doe," et al., Respondents.

Ronald J. Rosenberg, for appellant.

Martha A. Weithman, for respondent Pitt.

The Bronx Defenders, Inc. et al., amici curiae.

MEMORANDUM:

The order of the Appellate Division should be reversed, without costs, the matter remitted to the Appellate Division with directions to dismiss the proceeding solely on the ground of mootness, and the certified question not answered as unnecessary.

The issues presented in this case are moot because respondent voluntarily vacated the premises. The mootness exception is not applicable under the facts of this case (see e.g. Matter of Hearst Corp. v Clyne , 50 NY2d 707, 714-715 [1980]) and therefore the proceeding should be dismissed (see Matter of Park E. Corp. v Whalen , 43 NY2d 735, 736 [1977]).

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Order reversed, without costs, matter remitted to the Appellate Division, First Department, with directions to dismiss the petition solely on the ground of mootness and certified question not answered as unnecessary, in a memorandum. Chief Judge Lippman and Judges Graffeo, Read, Smith, Pigott and Rivera concur. Judge Abdus-Salaam took no part.

Decided November 18, 2014