OPINION & ORDER
LIFSON, J.
At issue on this appeal is the question of whether the Supreme Court properly applied the doctrine of mitigation of damages in the context of a default on a residential lease. We reiterate the principle that, in the absence of legislative direction to the contrary, common-law principles control and contrary to lower court authority, an assessment of damages should not require the prevailing party to mitigate damages.
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