Case Name: Algaeloin Corporation, Respondent, et al., Plaintiff, v. Sylvan Lawrence et al., Copartners Doing Business under the Name of Sylvan Lawrence Company, Appellants
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1962-02-21
Citations: 15 A.D.2d 767
Docket Number: 
Parties: Algaeloin Corporation, Respondent, et al., Plaintiff, v. Sylvan Lawrence et al., Copartners Doing Business under the Name of Sylvan Lawrence Company, Appellants.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 15
Pages: 767–767

Head Matter:
Algaeloin Corporation, Respondent, et al., Plaintiff, v. Sylvan Lawrence et al., Copartners Doing Business under the Name of Sylvan Lawrence Company, Appellants.

Opinion:
In this action for conversion of certain property by a landlord acting as a bailee, the issues were not properly presented to the jury. This has particular application to whether, under the conditions surrounding the storage, it was a negligent breach of duty for the defendants to have deemed the property to have been abandoned. Further, we are of the opinion that the verdict, even as reduced by the court, was, to a substantial degree, in excess of the value of the merchandise allegedly converted as that value can be determined from the proof. Settle order on notice. Concur — Botein, P. J., Breitel, Stevens, Eager and Steuer, JJ.