Prior v. Brown Transport Corp.

— Order unanimously reversed, on the law, without costs, defendant Brown Transport Corporation’s motion granted, and plaintiff’s motion denied, without prejudice, in accordance with the following memorandum: In these actions predicated upon the alleged negligence of defendants in owning and operating motor vehicles, Special Term erred in granting plaintiff’s motion for pretrial discovery of defendant Brown Transport Corporation assets for the purpose of determining a basis for punitive damages against it. “Not until plaintiff obtains such a special verdict that he is entitled to punitive…