Opinion
June 9, 1975
Appeal from the Civil Court of the City of New York, Small Claims Part, Queens County, ABRAHAM R. MARGULIES, J.
Munley Meade (George J. Meade, John H. Munley, Robert O. Boyhan and James G. Meade of counsel), for appellant.
Peter T. Tierney, pro se, for respondents.
Hughes Hubbard Reed (Martin E. Lowy and Barnet Phillips, IV, of counsel), for the Savings Bank Association of New York State, amicus curiae. Louis J. Lefkowitz, Attorney-General (Samuel A. Hirshowitz, Meyer H. Mencher and Sol Koenigsberg of counsel), amicus curiae, pro se. Corbin Gordon (Sol Neil Corbin and Nahum L. Gordon of counsel), for Savings Association League of New York State, amicus curiae.
MEMORANDUM.
Judgment unanimously reversed without costs and complaint dismissed.
In the absence of either an express or implied provision, plaintiffs are not entitled to interest or earnings on the moneys paid into the tax account pursuant to the mortgage agreement (Matter of Surrey Strathmore Corp. v Dollar Sav. Bank of N.Y., 36 N.Y.2d 173).
Concur — GROAT, P.J., PINO and RINALDI, JJ.