Jacobowitz v. Montano Specialty Auto

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Simone, Jr., J.), entered July 8, 1991 in Fulton County, upon a verdict rendered in favor of plaintiff.

Defendants appeal a jury’s award of $12,800 to plaintiff for defendants’ breach of an oral agreement to perform restoration work on plaintiff’s blue 1959 Cadillac convertible.* Plaintiff testified that defendants, through their employee William Barry, agreed to restore the body of the vehicle and perform mechanical repairs necessary to make the vehicle a "decent driver” for an estimated $10,000, exclusive of the cost of necessary parts. After…