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Stanatupoulous v Prospect Owners Corp.
2004 NY Slip Op 50846(U)
Decided on July 27, 2004
Appellate Term, First Department
Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.
This opinion is uncorrected and will not be published in the printed Official Reports.


Decided on July 27, 2004
APPELLATE TERM OF THE SUPREME COURT, FIRST DEPARTMENT

PRESENT:
HON. WILLIAM P. McCOOE, J.P.
HON. WILLIAM J. DAVIS
HON. PHYLLIS GANGEL-JACOB, Justices.
570758/03

EVANGELOS D. STANATUPOULOUS, Plaintiff-Respondent,

against

PROSPECT OWNERS CORP., Defendant-Appellant.


Defendant appeals from a judgment of the Small Claims Part of the Civil Court, New York County entered July 11, 2002 after trial (Eileen Rakower, J.) in favor of the plaintiff in the principal sum of $2,302, plus interest and costs.


PER CURIAM:

Judgment entered July 11, 2002 (Eileen Rakower, J.) affirmed, without costs.

"Substantial justice" (CCA § 1804) supports plaintiff's recovery of monies he advanced on behalf of the cooperative for legal services rendered in connection with the negotiation of a lease for restaurant space in the building. There was testimonial and documentary evidence before the court which, if credited, permits a finding that plaintiff personally paid the fees in dispute.
Thus, there is not basis to disturb the small claims judgment (see Williams v Roper, 269 AD2d 125).

This constitutes the decision and order of the court.