Perry v. Drago

—In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendant appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Bellantoni, J.), dated January 22, 2002, which, upon his default on the issue of liability and upon a jury verdict after an inquest on the issue of damages, is in favor of the plaintiff and against him in the principal sum of $120,000 ($20,000 for past pain and suffering and $100,000 for punitive damages).

Ordered that the judgment is modified, on the facts and as matter of discretion, by deleting the provision thereof awarding punitive damages and…