Ciraolo v. Miller
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
In an action to recover damages for breach of a commercial lease, the defendants appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Nelson, J.), entered April 28, 1986, which upon a jury verdict, is in favor of the plaintiff and against them in the principal sum of $5,931.24 as compensatory damages and in the principal sum of $20,000 as punitive damages.
Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law and the facts and as an exercise of discretion, without costs or disbursements, the plaintiffs claim for punitive damages is stricken, the defendants are granted judgment as a…
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