Siegel v. Galderisi

Appeal from an order of the County Court of Ulster County (Bruhn, J.), entered February 28, 1995, which affirmed a judgment of the Town Court of the Town of Shawangunk in favor of plaintiff.

County Court’s order affirmed a judgment involving a small claims action brought to recover damages sustained to property as a result of a negligently installed swimming pool liner. The standard of review of a small claims judgment is limited to whether "substantial justice has not been done between the parties according to the rules and principles of substantive law” (UJCA 1807). As a result, " 'such…