Sparks v. Fels

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Niagara County (Richard C. Kloch, Sr., A.J.), entered January 26, 2015. The order, insofar as appealed from, granted in part defendants’ motion for summary judgment and dismissed plaintiff’s claim for punitive damages.

It is hereby ordered that the order so appealed from is unanimously affirmed without costs.

Memorandum: In this action arising out of a motor vehicle accident, plaintiff appeals from that part of an order granting defendants’ motion for summary judgment seeking dismissal of plaintiff’s claim for punitive damages. “Punitive damages are…