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Statute

New York Statute - Civil Practice Law and Rules § 214, [Statute of Limitations], Actions to be Commenced within Three Years . . . to recover chattel

Citation

N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 214 (Consol. 2007)

Summary

New York Civil Practice Law and Rules , section 214(3), provides, in pertinent part, that an action to recover a chattel or damages for the taking or detaining of a chattel must be commenced within three years.

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