Sciaky v. Rodgers & Hagerty, Inc. — 277 N.Y. 483

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p. 483

Florence B. Sciaky, Appellant, v. Rodgers & Hagerty, Inc., Respondent, Impleaded with Another.

Submitted March 8, 1938;

decided April 12, 1938.

p. 484

Murray L. Halpern, Paul Englander, I. Vernon Werbin and Bennett E. Siegelstein for appellant.

The plaintiff is entitled to interest on the verdict from the date when the damage accrued. (Weprin & Glass Building Corp. v. Rosoff Subway Constr. Co., 269 N. Y. 672 ; Parrott v. Knickerbocker & New York Ice Companies, 46 N. Y. 361 .)

Harry Merwin and John F. Collins for respondent.

Interest on the verdict should be computed from the date of the commencement of the action. (Civ. Prac. Act, § 480; de Carricarti v. Blanco, 121 N. Y. 230 ; Sickles v. Herold, 149 N. Y. 332 ; Cutter v. New York, 92 N. Y. 166 ; Aronowsky v. Goldberger-Raabin Co., 250 App. Div. 731 ; Freedman v. Hart & Early Co., 162 Misc. Rep. 487 .)

We are of opinion that interest on the verdict should be added from the time the damage accrued. (See Weprin & Glass Building Corp. v. Rosoff Subway Constr. Co., 269 N. Y. 672 .)

The judgment of the Appellate Division should be reversed and that of the Trial Term affirmed, with costs in this court and in the Appellate Division.

Crane, Ch. J., Lehman, O’Brien, Hubbs, Loughran, Pinch and Rippey, JJ., concur.

Judgment accordingly.

Cases cited

Weprin & Glass Building Corp. v. Rosoff Subway Construction Co. 269 N. Y. 672 N.Y. 1936-01-08 p. 484
Parrott v. Knickerbocker Ice Co. 46 N. Y. 361 N.Y. 1871-11-10 p. 484
de Carricarti v. Blanco 121 N. Y. 230 N.Y. 1890-04-22 p. 484
Sickles v. Herold 149 N. Y. 332 N.Y. 1896-04-28 p. 484
Cutter v. Mayor of New York 92 N. Y. 166 N.Y. 1883-04-17 p. 484