Dunn Appraisal Co. v. Melton

In a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 to, inter alia, review a determination of the respondent Commissioner of Motor Vehicles which, after a hearing, imposed a civil penalty upon the petitioner, the appeal is from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County, dated January 17, 1980, which dismissed the petition. Judgment affirmed, with $50 costs and disbursements. The facts are not in dispute. The petitioner is in the business of estimating the repairs required to fix damaged motor vehicles. It conducts an appraisal when so requested by an insurance company. Some of these appraisals…