In an action for a permanent injunction to restrain defendants from selling certain merchandise in violation of the provisions of a lease, defendants appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County, dated May 30, 1975, which, inter alia, granted plaintiff's motion for a preliminary injunction. Order reversed, with $20 costs and disbursements, and motion denied, with a direction that this case be tried immediately. On a motion for a preliminary injunction, the movant must prove three things: (1) the likelihood of its ultimate success on the merits; (2) irreparable injury to it absent the granting of the preliminary injunction; and (3) a balancing of the equities (Albini v Solork Assoc., 37 A.D.2d 835). It was error for Special Term to grant the preliminary injunction because plaintiff failed to prove irreparable injury absent the granting of the requested relief. Rabin, Acting P.J., Cohalan and Margett, JJ., concur; Latham and Christ, JJ., dissent and vote to affirm, without opinion.