Legal Opinion
Boykin v. Mora
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 17, 2000PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendant appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (DiBlasi, J.), dated September 27, 1999, which denied his motion for partial summary judgment dismissing the demand for punitive damages.
*442Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, the motion is granted, and the demand for punitive damages is dismissed.
Punitive damages are available to vindicate a public right only where the actions of the alleged tortfeasor constitute either gross recklessness or intentional, wanton, or malicious conduct aimed…
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