Glass v. Regency Park Assoc.

OPINION OF THE COURT

Paul H. Blaustein, J.

The question presented is whether the unavailability of a transcript of a small claims trial, for purposes of appeal, because of difficulty in transcribing from a tape recording, is grounds for a new trial.

This small claim action involves a claim by plaintiff, a tenant of the defendant landlord, that her table was damaged by water leaking through a light fixture on her ceiling. Trial was before the court at a regular Wednesday evening session which hears small claim matters.

Judgment was entered for the plaintiff in a total amount of $107. Defendant had…