Legal Opinion
Blackman v. Michael Friedman Publishing Group, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 10, 1994PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Myriam Altman, J.), entered January 26, 1993, which, after a nonjury trial, awarded the plaintiff damages of $146,000 plus interest from May 19, 1987, unanimously modified, on the law and the facts and in the exercise of discretion, to reduce the award to $58,400 plus interest and otherwise affirmed, without costs.
Defendant failed to exercise reasonable care by losing or misplacing 146 of the plaintiff’s transparencies (I.C.C. Metals v Municipal Warehouse Co., 50 NY2d 657). The proper standard to determine plaintiff’s damages is a consideration of the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- I.C.C. Metals, Inc. v. Municipal Warehouse Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1980
- Alen MacWeeney, Inc. v. Esquire AssociatesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
- Nierenberg v. Wursteria, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
3Cited by5 opinions
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- William Gasperini v. The Center for Humanities, Inc., Doing Business as Guidance AssociatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
- Raishevich v. FosterDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1998
- Whalen v. VillegasNassau County District Court · 2013