MATTER OF HENDERSON v. POPOLIZIO


76 N.Y.2d 972 (1990)

In the Matter of Lonza Henderson, Appellant, v. Emanuel P. Popolizio, as Chairman of the New York City Housing Authority, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided November 29, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Pieragostini, John C. Gray, Jr., Russell Engler and Tracy Miller for appellant.

Joan Pannell and Manuel H. Quintana for respondent.

Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges SIMONS, KAYE, ALEXANDER, TITONE, HANCOCK, JR., and BELLACOSA concur.


MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, without costs.

After the death of a tenant in a city housing project subsidized by the Federal Government, petitioner claimed the right to retain the apartment as the last surviving family member of the deceased tenant. He stated that he had been the tenant's common-law husband for many years, had signed the lease with her, and they both had resided...

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