Legal Opinion
Hall v. Florida Greyhound Lines, Inc.
New York Supreme Court
Decided April 2, 1948PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGavagan, J.
This is a motion by the plaintiffs after trial to add interest to the amount of the verdicts.' The motion is made under section 480 of the Civil Practice Act which provides, in *510part, that in miy action for the enforcement of or based upon the breach of performance of a contract, express or implied, interest shall he recovered upon the principal sum, whether liquidated or unliquidated, and shall he added to the total sum awarded. Under this section the addition of interest to the damages flowing from breach of contract is mandatory. (Hart v. United Artists Corp., 252 App. Div. 133.)
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2Cases cited4 opinions
- Rich v. New York Central & Hudson River RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1882
- Busch v. Interborough Rapid Transit Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1907
- Hart v. United Artists Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1937
- Miller v. Foltis Fisher, Inc.Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1934
3Cited by2 opinions
- Hall v. Florida Greyhound Lines, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1949
- Oates v. City of RochesterNew York Supreme Court · 1955