Appeal by defendants from a small claims judgment of the City Court, City of Yonkers, Westchester County (A. Doran, J.), entered April 30, 2002, awarding plaintiff the principal sum of $835.

Judgment unanimously affirmed without costs.

In this small claims action, plaintiff claims that one of defendants' dogs bit off part of an ear of one of plaintiffs dogs. As a result, plaintiff seeks to recover the amount of the veterinary bill she incurred and the entry fees for dog shows in which she had already entered her dog because her dog was no longer able to compete in the dog shows. Appellate review of the instant small claims judgment is limited to whether substantial justice was done between the parties according to the rules and principles of substantive law (see UCCA 1807; Moses v Randolph, 236 AD2d 706 [1997]; Makas v Every, 224 AD2d 793 [1996]). Upon a review of the record, we find no basis to disturb the judgment.

Presiding Justice, Appellate Term

Associate Justice, Appellate Term, R.J.

Associate Justice, Appellate Term
Decision Date: December 22, 2003