Civil dispute (conversion and contract)
Awarded $3,198.58 on one claim in a dispute over a vehicle and dismissed the rest
Pinette v Gauthier (2026 NY Slip Op 50049(U)) · Jan. 15, 2026
Decided the case as a judge of the Civil Court of the City of New York, Kings County.
Awarded the plaintiff $3,198.58 for conversion of proceeds, and dismissed the plaintiff's other claims, including conversion of the vehicle itself, breach of contract and emotional distress.
What this tells you
The only one of her listed decisions that ends in a money award.
Case context & history
The question: What the plaintiff was owed on claims of conversion (wrongfully taking or keeping someone else's property), breach of contract and intentional infliction of emotional distress, and whether the defendant's counterclaims had merit.
Outcome / stage: Judgment for the plaintiff on one claim; the defendant's counterclaims were dismissed in full.
Both sides sought money from each other: the plaintiff on three kinds of claims and the defendant through counterclaims.
Subsequent history: No appellate decision reviewing this ruling was found as of Sept. 29, 2026.