Legal Opinion
Frizzy Hairstylists, Inc. v. Eagle Star Insurance
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Decided November 14, 1977PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
Judgment unanimously modified by deleting therefrom the *60award for punitive damages; and, as so modified, judgment affirmed, without costs.
The complaint herein merely alleges that defendant refused to pay under the terms of a policy issued to the plaintiff after due demand therefor was made. It is the opinion of this court that there can be no recovery for punitive damages herein (M. S. R. Assoc. v Consolidated Mut. Ins. Co., 58 AD2d 858; see, also, Garrity v Lyle Stuart, Inc., 40 NY2d 354, 358; Dembar v Reynolds & Co., 40 Misc 2d 84). While the conduct of the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Garrity v. Lyle Stuart, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1976
- M. S. R. Associates Ltd. v. Consolidated Mutual InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
- Dembar v. Reynolds & Co.New York Supreme Court · 1963
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- Robertsen v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1979
- Riffat v. Continental InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
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