Legal Opinion
Rollock v. Gerald Modell Inc.
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Decided September 25, 1996PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
Judgment entered November 27, 1995 reversed, without costs, and judgment awarded in favor of defendant dismissing the action.
On the thin record developed at the trial of this small claims action, we find no basis to impose liability upon the defendant, a collateral loan broker or pawnbroker (see, General Business Law art 5), for its alleged "negligen[t] loss” of a bracelet pledged by the plaintiff. Since the award obtained by plaintiff below does not accomplish "substantial justice * * * according to * * * substantive law” (CCA 1804, 1807), we reverse and grant judgment to…
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