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B&R TEXTILES v. EMPIRE BIAS

126 Misc.2d 965 (1985)

B&R Textiles Corp., Plaintiff, v. Empire Bias Binding Co. et al., Defendants.

Civil Court of the City of New York, Special Term, New York County.

January 15, 1985

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Smith, Mazure, Director & Wilkins (Stanley Wilkins of counsel), for plaintiff. Costello & Shea (William G. Kral of counsel), for defendants.

ROBERT D. LIPPMANN, J.

The issue: Does the Civil Court have sufficient jurisdictional power under the NY State Constitution, article VI, § 19 (f) over a case beyond the court's jurisdictional maximum to entertain a motion to reduce the ad damnum clause so as to bring the case within the court's jurisdiction? The court rules that it does.

Plaintiff brought an action for property damage in the amount of $26,363.53 to the Civil Court by serving...

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