COPELAND v. SCHWARTZ MOVING


126 Misc.2d 744 (1985)

Esther Copeland et al., Plaintiffs, v. Schwartz Moving & Storage Corp., Defendant.

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

January 3, 1985


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Purrington McConnel & Agus (Selina Garcia of counsel), for Esther Copeland, plaintiff. Gilbert Wallach for defendant.


CHARLES E. RAMOS, J.

The plaintiff makes this application for treble damages and attorney's fees under the Truth-in-Storage Act (General Business Law § 605 et seq.). This application arises out of a suit wherein the court awarded compensatory damages in the sum of $3,000 against the defendant for its loss of two coffee tables which it had stored pursuant to a storage contract with the plaintiff.

According to UCC 7-204 (1): "(1) A warehouseman...

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