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Shaw v. Point Lookout Toys LLC

Defendants Denied Dismissal, Stay of Instant Damages' Action Pending Suit in Supreme Court

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*1 This small claims matter arises out of a dispute involving a multi-million dollar beachfront property located at 110 Ocean Boulevard in Point Lookout, New York. The plaintiffs, Jamie Shaw and Christina Shaw, commenced the instant small claims action against the defendants, Point Lookout Toys, LLC, 110 Ocean, BMJC, LLC, and Louis G. Cornacchia, seeking to recover $5,000, alleging that they were entitled to the return of a security deposit they provided to the defendants in connection with a residential lease for the subject premises. The defendants filed an answer with counterclaims, wherein they alleged that the plaintiffs caused certain damage to the subject premises in the amount of $11,156.55, and in which they also sought attorney’s fees pursuant to the subject lease agreement.In recognition of the small claims court’s monetary jurisdiction of $5,000 (see Uniform City Court Act ["UCCA"] §1801), counsel for the defendants filed an amended

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