Walker v. Lord & Taylor
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtO’Malley, J.
Plaintiff’s judgment is predicated upon damages for false imprisonment and malicious prosecution. It includes both compensatory and punitive damages. Appellant urges that the facts adduced by the plaintiff were insufficient to warrant an award of punitive damages and that the learned trial justice erred in permitting the jury to consider them. It is also urged that the error thus committed resulted in a grossly excessive verdict.
Our conclusion is that the appellant’s appeal is well taken and the judgment must be reversed and a new trial ordered.
The defendant conducts a large department store…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Craven v. . BloomingdaleNew York Court of Appeals · 1902
- Stevens v. O'NeillAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1900
- Stevens v. . O'NeillNew York Court of Appeals · 1902
- Macauley v. Theodore B. Starr, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1921
- MacAuley v. . Theodore B. Starr, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1922
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- Sidney Roginsky v. Richardson-Merrell, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
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- Guion v. Associated Dry Goods Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1978
- Cope v. WanamakerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1936
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