Harvardsky Prumyslovy Holding v. Kozeny
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Tom, J.
We are called upon to decide whether the courts of this state must recognize a foreign country judgment issued by a criminal court awarding a sum of money as compensation for damages sustained by the victim of a fraudulent scheme (see CPLR 5303). Defendant Landlocked Shipping Company argues, inter alia, that because the judgment was rendered by a Czech criminal court, it is not civil in nature and, thus, unenforceable as “a *79fine or other penalty” (CPLR 5301 [b]). No support for this interpretation is to be found, either in the statutory language or case law, and the…
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