Legal Opinion
Bicjan v. Hunter College of the City University of New York
New York Court of Claims
Decided December 7, 1982No. Claim No. 66551PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Frank S. Rossetti, J.
Motion is granted and the claim is ordered dismissed, in accordance with the following.
The subject claim has two causes of action, the first for compensatory damages of $69 based on breach of contract and the second for punitive damages of $10,000 based on fraud.1 Defendant City University of New York (CUNY) attacks the claim on two grounds: (1) the claim as a whole is deficient because allegedly the proper party defendant was not named; and (2) the second cause of action of the claim is improper because punitive damages are not recoverable against a…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Sharapata v. Town of IslipAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
- Nelson v. The Board of Higher EducationAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1941
- Nelson v. Board of Higher EducationNew York Court of Appeals · 1942
- Lurie v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Muller v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- Amato v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1986
- Finnerty v. New York State Thruway AuthorityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- Jones v. City University of New YorkNew York Court of Claims · 1983
- Krales v. City UniversityNew York Court of Claims · 1985
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