Filed Date: 3/30/2004
Status: Precedential
Modified Date: 11/1/2024
In light of plaintiffs repayment of the loan and our prior decision that defendant was not entitled to retain plaintiffs cash reserve after repayment (309 AD2d 645 [2003]), defendant was required to refund all fees misappropriated from plaintiffs account following repayment of the loan in full. Contrary to defendant’s contention, there were no “contingent obligations” under the agreement justifying its retention of these fees once plaintiff had repaid the loan. Any obligations that arguably arose out of the loan agreement after repayment of the debt were the result of defendant’s refusal to terminate its security interest or return plaintiffs money. Finally, plaintiffs failure to object to fees wrongfully charged by defendant did not create a liability, under the theory of an account stated, where none existed in the first place (Gurney, Becker & Bourne v Benderson Dev. Co., 47 NY2d 995, 996 [1979]). Concur—Nardelli, J.P., Tom, Andrias, Saxe and Marlow, JJ.