Carselli-Kalia v. Sunbeam Corp.

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Genesee County (Edward A. Rath, Jr., J.), entered January 25, 2000. The order, insofar as appealed from, granted plaintiffs cross motion for leave to serve an amended complaint.

It is hereby ordered that the order so appealed from be and the same hereby is unanimously affirmed with costs.

Memorandum: Although Sunbeam Corporation (defendant) is correct that a separate cause of action for punitive damages does not lie (see Weir Metro Ambu-Service v Turner, 57 NY2d 911 [1982]), here plaintiff sought leave to serve an amended complaint to interpose a cause…