Paine Webber Jackson & Curtis, Inc. v. Winters

After remand by this court, the trial court rendered judgments upon jury verdicts for the plaintiff on claims of breach of contract and for the defendant on various counterclaims. On appeal, the plaintiff challenges the trial court’s (1) instructions to the jury on the New York law defining an employer’s responsibility for the intentional torts of its agents, (2) failure to direct a verdict or set aside the verdict on the counterclaim of defamation on the ground of insufficient evidence, and (3) denial of interest on the amount awarded in the breach of contract judgment which exceeded Paine…