Lum v. Antonelli

May 2, 1985
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OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs to defendants Domenico ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‍Antonelli, and Yee Woo Lum and Po Wah Lum (the “defendants Lum”), against plaintiff and defendant The Long Island Savings Bank.

The weight of the evidence more nearly comports with the ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‍findings at the Appellate Division (102 AD2d 258). We add only that there is no basis for recovery of attorneys’ fees by the bank against the defendants Lum, or against ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‍defendant Antonelli. As to the defendants Lum, any such liability they might have had under the original mortgage was discharged when the mortgage was assumed, with an increased interest rate ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‍and term, by Antonelli (see, 38 NY Jur, Mortgages and Deeds of Trust, § 183). Nor can the bank now recover attorneys’ fees against Antonelli, since it asserted no such claim against him ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‍below.

Chief Judge Wachtler and Judges Jasen, Meyer, Simons, Kaye and Alexander concur in memorandum.

Order affirmed, etc.