Patti v. Cohen

• Decision Date: 28 May 1996
• Citation: 227 A.D.2d 602,643 N.Y.S.2d 389
• Parties: Stephen PATTI, et al., Respondents, v. Paul COHEN, et al., Appellants, et al., Defendants.
• Court: New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division

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643 N.Y.S.2d 389

227 A.D.2d 602

Stephen PATTI, et al., Respondents, v. Paul COHEN, et al., Appellants, et al., Defendants.

Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Division, Second Department.

May 28, 1996.

Kirschenbaum & Kirschenbaum, P.C., Garden City (Samuel Kirschenbaum, of counsel), for appellants.

Dollinger, Gonski, Grossman, Permut & Hirschhorn, Carle Place (Matthew Dollinger of counsel), for respondents.

In an action, inter alia, to recover damages for trespass, the defendants Paul Cohen, Jane Cohen, and Debbie Leiman appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (G. Aronin, J.), dated May 19, 1995, which granted the plaintiffs' motion to preliminarily enjoin them from interfering with the plaintiffs' use of a certain driveway.

ORDERED that the order is affirmed, with costs.

The Supreme Court correctly granted the plaintiffs' motion to preliminarily enjoin the defendants from interfering with their use of a driveway located on and between the plaintiffs' property and the appellants' property. The plaintiffs demonstrated a likelihood of success on the merits, irreparable harm absent the preliminary injunction, and a balancing of the equities in their favor (see, Aetna Ins. Co. v. Capasso, 75 N.Y.2d 860, 552 N.Y.S.2d 918, 552 N.E.2d 166; Melvin v. Union Coll., 195 A.D.2d 447, 600 N.Y.S.2d 141; Astoria Fed. Sav. & Loan Assn. v. June, 190 A.D.2d 644, 593 N.Y.S.2d 250; Burmax Co., Inc. v. B & S Indus., 135 A.D.2d 599, 522 N.Y.S.2d 177; 487 Elmwood v. Hassett, 107 A.D.2d 285, 486 N.Y.S.2d 113; Matter of XAR Corp. v. Di Donato, 76 A.D.2d 972, 429 N.Y.S.2d 59).

BALLETTA, J.P., and MILLER, SULLIVAN and COPERTINO, JJ., concur.