Rosenfeld v. Isaacs
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
In an action to recover damages for wrongful death and conscious pain and suffering, plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County, dated May 4, 1979, which granted defendants’ motion for partial summary judgment dismissing the cause of action for punitive damages. Order affirmed, with $50 costs and disbursements. In this action to recover damages for wrongful death and conscious pain and suffering, plaintiff argues that punitive damages should be recoverable because of the allegedly egregious manner in which the deceased met his death. The statutes that give rise to the…
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