Twenty Morningside Avenue Corp. v. Steinbach

119 Misc. 712

Opinion

Per Curiam.

The plaintiff sued for $150, rent of the demised premises for the month of May, 1921. The defendant set up the statutory defense, and plaintiff on an affidavit showing that defendant was in the possession of premises demised to be occupied “ as a private dwelling and a doctor’s office ” for a term beginning October 1, 1920, moved to strike out the defense upon the authority of Farnham Realty Corp. v. Posner, 200 App. Div. 827, and from the order denying the motion the plaintiff appeals by permission of the justice who made the order.

There is no warrant for the plaintiff’s practice. Under the Municipal Court Code (§ 88) all objections, other than to the jurisdiction, which might have been taken by demurrer may be taken by motion. As the defect must appear upon the face of the pleading to be open to demurrer, the objections referred to under that section are not such as may be shown by affidavit. Nor is there anything in the Rules of Civil Practice which authorizes a motion to strike out a defense upon affidavits. It is not claimed that the defense is either sham or frivolous.

Order affirmed, with ten dollars costs.

All concur; present, Guy, Bijur and Delehanty, JJ.

Order affirmed.