Legal Opinion
Ashare v. Mirkin, Barre, Saltzstein & Gordon, P. C.
New York Supreme Court
Decided September 29, 1980PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
John V. Vaughn, J.
In this action for compensatory and punitive damages, flowing from the conversion of the plaintiff’s property, this court (Charles R. Thom, J.), on February 14, 1980, granted plaintiff summary judgment on the issue of conversion, severed the counterclaims and directed an assessment of damages. Pursuant to that order, a trial on the issue of damages was held in this court.
The function of an award of damages in an action for conversion is to indemnify the injured party by awarding him the value of the converted property. Where the nature of the goods…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Mullen v. J. J. Quinlan & Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1909
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