JENNINGS v. SILFEN

Index No. 300133/19. Appeal No. 14506. Case No. 2021-00085.

198 A.D.3d 597 (2021)

157 N.Y.S.3d 6

2021 NY Slip Op 05923

Deirdre Jennings, Respondent, v. Norma J. Silfen et al., Defendants, and Steven Castrignano et al., Appellants.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department.

Decided October 28, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harwood Reiff LLC, New York ( Simon W. Reiff of counsel), for appellants.

Jonathan Rosenberg, PLLC, Brooklyn ( Jonathan Rosenberg of counsel), for respondent.

Concur—Renwick, J.P., González, Kennedy, Scarpulla, Rodriguez, JJ.


This action has been brought by plaintiff buyer, who entered into a written agreement to purchase a cooperative apartment from defendants sellers. Plaintiff seeks the return of a down payment in the amount of $32,500.00 that plaintiff paid to secure her performance under the parties' contract. Defendants, however, retained the deposit when plaintiff failed to close. Plaintiff instead requested the release of the deposit. Supreme Court granted plaintiff's motion for summary...

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