Legal Opinion
McLaughlin v. Brinckerhoff
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 3, 1928PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMcAvoy, J.
This order denied plaintiff’s motion to direct the clerk of a Trial Term to enter in his minutes the interest on a verdict awarded by a jury. The motion was made under section 480 of the Civil Practice Act, which provides, as amended by chapter 623 of the Laws of 1927, that in any action for the enforcement of a contract, based upon a breach of performance of a contract other than a contract to marry, interest shall be recovered upon the principal sum whether liquidated or unliquidated, and shall be added to and be a part of the total sum awarded.
It seems that the jury brought in a sealed…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Urband v. LubellNew York Court of Appeals · 1927
3Cited by21 opinions
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- D'Angelo v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1951
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