Travis v. Mason

In an action to recover damages for malicious prosecution, the defendants appeal (1) from a judg*450ment of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Colabella, J.), dated January 9, 2004, which, upon a decision of the same court entered November 5, 2003, made after an inquest on damages, is in favor of the plaintiff and against them in the principal sums of $100,000 as compensatory damages and $400,000 as punitive damages, and (2), as limited by their brief, from so much of an order of the same court entered September 13, 2004, as denied that branch of their motion which was to vacate a prior order…