HANCOCK INS v. 491-499 ASSOCS


169 Misc.2d 493 (1996)

644 N.Y.S.2d 953

John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Plaintiff, v. 491-499 Seventh Avenue Associates et al., Defendants.

Supreme Court, New York County.

April 19, 1996


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Debevoise & Plimpton, New York City (P. Bradley O'Neill of counsel), for plaintiff. Sukenik, Segal & Graff, P. C., New York City (David Segal of counsel), for 491-499 Seventh Avenue Associates, defendant.


LEWIS R. FRIEDMAN, J.

A seemingly routine motion for a judgment of foreclosure and sale has, through defendant Associates' cross motion, become one that raises significant questions about environmental concerns in buildings subject to foreclosure. The reported cases do not answer the question of whether property should be sold in foreclosure prior to remediation of an oil spill (see, Robinson, Who...

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