Mansfield State Bank v. Cohn

Sullivan and Markewich, JJ.,

dissent in a memorandum by Sullivan, J., as

follows: On December 27,1976, a judgment was rendered by the District Court of Tarrant County, Texas, in favor of Mansfield State Bank against Maurice J. Cohn in the amount of $52,833.15, with 10% interest from the date of judgment. The judgment also awarded the bank $5,000 in attorney’s fees with 9% interest and $131 in costs. Since Cohn was a New York resident the bank filed the Texas judgment in the office of the Clerk of New York County on June 16,1977 pursuant to CPLR 5402. On February 23,1978, a Texas intermediate…