Legal Opinion
Kessler v. Hunter
New York Supreme Court
Decided May 17, 1967PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJohn J. Dillon, J.
This action which is primarily for an accounting was tried before the court without a jury on Janu*966ary 30, 1967. Briefs were submitted on February 15, 1967. On May 8,1967, the Trial Judge published his opinion awarding the plaintiff judgment for $823 on the accounting and for an additional $4,500 for malicious destruction of the plaintiff’s property. A counterclaim was dismissed.
The unsuccessful defendant now moves under CPLR 4213 (subd. [c]) for a new trial on the ground that the decision was not rendered within 60 days after submission. The actual elapsed time was some 82 days. The decision…
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