Legal Opinion
Brooklyn Union Gas Co. v. MacGregor's Custom Coach, Inc.
Civil Court of the City of New York
Decided December 16, 1983PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Gloria Cohen Aronin, J.
Plaintiff brought this action against the defendant to recover $4,030.92 for the alleged wrongful appropriation of unmetered gas and $369.93, allegedly constituting a balance due on metered gas.
The answer consists of a general denial, affirmative defenses of payment and Statute of Limitations and á counterclaim alleging the improper shutdown of gas service by plaintiff and failure and refusal to restore, and that defendant’s resultant actual damages were $312,000. It also contains a demand for $936,000 in punitive damages.
The action was tried before…
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