The following excerpt is from Mulligan v. Murphy, 14 N.Y.2d 223, 199 N.E.2d 496, 250 N.Y.S.2d 412 (N.Y. 1964):
A general rule of construction is that statutes 'are to be construed as prospective only, unless a clear expression of intent to the contrary is found' (Matter of Ayman v. Teachers' Retirement Bd., 9 N.Y.2d 119, 125, 211 N.Y.S.2d 198, 201, 172 N.E.2d 571, 573).
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