· 6/13/1978
Reynolds Securities, Inc. v. Underwriters Bank & Trust Co.
Citations
- 44 N.Y.2d 568
- 44 N.Y. 568
- 378 N.E.2d 106
- 406 N.Y.S.2d 743
- 1978 N.Y. LEXIS 2025
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- awarding default judgment damages under TCPA of the statutory damage amount multiplied by the number of alleged violations
- awarding default judgment damages under TCPA of the statutory damage amount multiplied by the number of alleged violations
- “The term ‘sum certain’ in this context contemplates a situation in which, once liability has been established, there can be no dispute as to the amount due, as in actions on money judgments and negotiable instruments.”
- an inquest was needed because the amount of plaintiff’s damages was not readily ascertainable without consideration by the court of the reasonableness of the time which plaintiff permitted to elapse before making the covering purchase
- “The term ‘sum certain’ in this context contemplates a situation in which, once liability has been established, there can be no dispute as to the amount due, as in actions on money judgments and negotiable instruments.”
- “The term ‘sum certain’ in this context contemplates a situation in which, once liability has been established, there can be no dispute as to the amount due, as in actions on money judgments and negotiable instruments.”
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Judges: Fuchsberg
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