Bander v. Grossman

OPINION OF THE COURT

Diane A. Lebedeff, J.

Following a jury trial on a claim that the defendant, a sports car dealer, repudiated plaintiff’s contract to purchase a rare Astin-Martin automobile, plaintiff moves for judgment on its alternative request for monetary specific performance in the form of a judgment approximately 10 times greater than the breach of contract damages awarded by the jury. In opposition, defendant moves to set aside the breach of contract jury verdict in favor of plaintiff. Both motions are consolidated for purposes of this decision.

Because the complaint presented a…