35 Cited authorities

  1. Butner v. United States

    440 U.S. 48 (1979)   Cited 4,388 times   17 Legal Analyses
    Holding that, except where it specifically overrides state law, the Bankruptcy Code enforces applicable property rights created by state law
  2. Bank of N.Y. v. Silverberg

    86 A.D.3d 274 (N.Y. App. Div. 2011)   Cited 599 times
    Holding that MERS did not have standing to bring a foreclosure action since it only held the mortgage and was never the lawful holder of the note
  3. Deutsche Bank Nat'l Trust Co. v. Spanos

    102 A.D.3d 909 (N.Y. App. Div. 2013)   Cited 398 times
    Holding that without an affidavit of service, lender was not entitled to dismiss the affirmative defense of non-compliance with RPAPL § 1304
  4. Mortage Elec. Reg. Sys. v. Coakley

    41 A.D.3d 674 (N.Y. App. Div. 2007)   Cited 280 times
    Holding that the mortgage "passe as an incident to the promissory note."
  5. Lewis v. Manufacturers Nat. Bank

    364 U.S. 603 (1961)   Cited 270 times
    Rejecting a construction of the former Bankruptcy Act that "would enrich unsecured creditors at the expense of secured creditors, creating a windfall merely by reason of the happenstance of bankruptcy"
  6. Hecht v. City of New York

    60 N.Y.2d 57 (N.Y. 1983)   Cited 378 times
    Upholding Appellate Division's dismissal of negligence complaint because gap in sidewalk was trivial and therefore not actionable
  7. Deutsche Bank Nat'l Trust Co. v. Pietranico

    102 A.D.3d 724 (N.Y. App. Div. 2013)   Cited 144 times

    2013-01-16 DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, etc., respondent, v. Khouloud PIETRANICO, appellant, et al., defendants. Jeffrey L. Solomon, PLLC, Woodbury, N.Y., for appellant. Frenkel, Lambert, Weiss, Weisman & Gordon, LLP, Bay Shore, N.Y. (Joseph Battista and Timothy M. Riselvato of counsel), for respondent. Jeffrey L. Solomon, PLLC, Woodbury, N.Y., for appellant. Frenkel, Lambert, Weiss, Weisman & Gordon, LLP, Bay Shore, N.Y. (Joseph Battista and Timothy M. Riselvato of counsel), for respondent

  8. Schozer v. Wm. Penn Life Ins. Co.

    84 N.Y.2d 639 (N.Y. 1994)   Cited 193 times
    Holding that the proponent of secondary evidence must preliminarily establish that it "is authentic and correctly reflects the contents of the original"
  9. In Matter of Merscorp v. Romaine

    2006 N.Y. Slip Op. 9500 (N.Y. 2006)   Cited 131 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that New York county clerks are required to record and index mortgages and assignments listing MERS as the lender's nominee or mortgagee of record
  10. Emigrant Mortg. Co. v. Persad

    117 A.D.3d 676 (N.Y. App. Div. 2014)   Cited 100 times

    2014-05-7 EMIGRANT MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC., appellant, v. Kamini PERSAD, respondent, et al., defendants. Knuckles, Komosinski & Elliott, LLP, Elmsford, N.Y. (Allison J. Marden of counsel), for appellant. Alice A. Nicholson, Brooklyn, N.Y., for respondent. RUTH C. BALKIN Knuckles, Komosinski & Elliott, LLP, Elmsford, N.Y. (Allison J. Marden of counsel), for appellant. Alice A. Nicholson, Brooklyn, N.Y., for respondent. RUTH C. BALKIN, J.P., THOMAS A. DICKERSON, SHERI S. ROMAN, and ROBERT J. MILLER

  11. Section 362 - Automatic stay

    11 U.S.C. § 362   Cited 29,433 times   174 Legal Analyses
    Concluding that cause exists to lift the stay because no bankruptcy purpose would be served by keeping the stay in place
  12. Section 506 - Determination of secured status

    11 U.S.C. § 506   Cited 7,364 times   51 Legal Analyses
    Authorizing surcharge “to the extent of any benefit” to the secured creditor