Legal Opinion
Mannion v. Bayfield Development Co.
New York Supreme Court
Decided April 1, 1987PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*1061OPINION OF THE COURT
Burton S. Sherman, J.
On this motion the court had the benefit of oral argument. Plaintiff seeks in this posttrial application an order directing the court to enter a judgment for treble damages after a jury found compensatory damages in his favor in the sum of $25,000 in an action for wrongful eviction. It is plaintiff’s position that RPAPL 853, as amended, mandates the court to grant such relief. Thus, plaintiff now seeks an award of $75,000.
In the action plaintiff pleaded, besides compensatory damages, common-law punitive damages without specifying his statutory claim…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Reynolds v. PeglerDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1954
- I. H. P. Corp. v. 210 Central Park South Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1962
- Maracina v. ShirrmeisterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
- Myers v. Sea Beach Railway Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1899
- Hong Sing v. Wolf FeinCity of New York Municipal Court · 1901
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Lyke v. AndersonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- Mayes v. UVI Holdings, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
- O'Hara v. BishopAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
- Rental & Management Associates, Inc. v. Hartford InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- Rental & Management Associates, Inc. v. Hartford InsuranceNew York Supreme Court · 1992
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