Legal Opinion
Mongelli v. Cabral
Yonkers City Court
Decided July 17, 1995PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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Thomas A. Dickerson, J.
The plaintiffs (the Mongellis) and the defendants (the Cabrals) are exotic bird lovers. It is their passion for exotic birds, particularly, for Peaches, a five-year-old white Cockatoo, which is at the heart of this controversy.
On January 20, 1991, the Mongellis paid $2,700 to Bird Jungle, a retailer of pet birds, for Peaches, then a baby Molluccan Cockatoo. During the next five years the Mongellis raised Peaches, treated her as a member of their family and routinely brought her to Bird Jungle for grooming. In addition, Mrs. Mongelli is affectionately…
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