Legal Opinion
Bleckner v. General Accident Insurance Co. of America
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 9, 1989No. 86 Civ. 9881 (RPP)PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
ROBERT P. PATTERSON, Jr., District Judge.
Ross G. Bleckner, a New York citizen, brought this diversity action against General Accident Insurance Co. of America, a Pennsylvania corporation, seeking one hundred thousand dollars in compensatory damages for breach of contract, and one million, five hundred thousand dollars in punitive damages for “criminal indifference to civil obligations.” See Complaint ¶1¶ 5- 13. Bleckner and General Accident have each moved for summary judgment under Fed.R.Civ.P. 56, and General Accident has moved for the imposition of sanctions against…
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