Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York, 1960

McCarthy v. Armstrong

McCarthy v. Armstrong
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided April 21, 1960
23 Misc. 2d 912; 201 N.Y.S.2d 22; 1960 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 3127

Counsel

Charles U. Tenney, Corporation Counsel (Seymour B. Quel and Beatrice Shainswit of counsel), for appellant. Joseph Schutsman for respondents.

McCarthy v. Armstrong

Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam.

The plaintiff was entitled to recovery of all overcharges from July 1, 1956 to June 30, 1957, since the 1957 amendment is applicable to rights which accrued prior to its enactment but which had not expired when it became effective. *913In accordance with the legislative intent, the period of limitation must be construed to have been extended to two years from the date of the occurrence of the violation (see Denkensohn v. Ridgeway Apts., 13 Misc 2d 389; Hopkins v. Lincoln Trust Co., 233 N. Y. 213).

The judgment and order should be modified to the extent of granting recovery to plaintiff of all overcharges from July 1, 1956 to June 30, 1957, and as modified affirmed, with $10 costs to appellant.

Concur — Stetter, J. P., Hofstadteb and Hecht, JJ.

Judgment and order modified, etc.

Case-law data current through December 31, 2025. Source: CourtListener bulk data.