OPINION OF THE COURT
KENNETH L. GARTNER, J.
In thirteenth century England, a plaintiff was required to state his case in "a formal statement bristling with sacramental words an omission of which would be fatal." (2 Pollock and Maitland, History of English Law, at 605 [1968].) A chronicler of late-twentieth century New York landlord-tenant law might conclude that little had changed, as courts routinely implemented the maxim that, summary proceedings being...
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