Long Island Trust Co. v. Porta Aluminum, Inc.

In an action pursuant to CPLR article 71, inter alia, to recover damages for the wrongful detention of chattels, defendant, Porta Aluminum, Inc. (Porta), appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Nassau County, entered November 18, 1976, on the severed second cause of action, which is in favor of plaintiff, after a nonjury trial. Judgment reversed, on the law, and second cause of action dismissed, without costs or disbursements. On an earlier appeal in this action (Long Is. Trust Co. v Porta Aluminum, 49 AD2d 579), this court determined that plaintiff, the secured party, was entitled to…