Ross v. Tuck-It-Away, Inc.

Order of the Appellate Term of the Supreme Court, First Department (Jawn Sandifer, J. P.; Edith Miller and William McCooe, JJ.), entered April 12, 1990, which affirmed a judgment of the Civil Court, New York County (Stuart Cohen, J.), entered September 13, 1988, which, after bench trial, inter alia, limited plaintiffs monetary award against defendant Tuck-It-Away, to the sum of $1,000, unanimously affirmed, with costs.

Plaintiff commenced this action to recover the value of goods stored in a self-service storage facility operated by defendant Tuck-It-Away. Plaintiff had exclusive control of…