Legal Opinion
Schindler Elevator Corp. v. Eklecco
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 24, 2003PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In an action to recover damages for breach of contract, the defendant appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Rockland County (Meehan, J.), dated August 23, 2001, which, after a nonjury trial, is in favor of the plaintiff and against it in the principal sum of $150,000.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.
While an appellate court’s authority in reviewing a nonjury trial decision is as broad as that of the trial court, due deference is given to the trial court’s determination (see Mechwart v Mechwart, 292 AD2d 354 [2002], lv denied 99 NY2d 502 [2002]; see also Matter of…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- W.W.W. Associates, Inc. v. GiancontieriNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
- In re the Estate of PoggemeyerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
- Word Management Corp. v. AT&T Information Systems, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- DiBruno v. AbramsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- Mechwart v. MechwartAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Interdigital Communications Corp. v. Nokia Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 2005
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