Spatz v. Pulensky

This action was brought to recover damages for breach of a contract of employment and resulted in judgment in plaintiff’s favor for $5,000 damages and interest from the 17th day of January, 1942, the date when the contract was breached, to the date of the entry of judgment, December 27, 1943, and the judgment as entered contained appropriate provisions for such relief. Plaintiff’s attorney incorrectly computed the interest at $227.50 instead of at the sum of $583.33. He then applied to the Rensselaer Special Term of the Supreme Court (Sehiriek, J.) for an order amending and correcting the…