· 3/23/1942
Weiser v. Mortgage Commission Trustee Corp.
Citations
- 263 A.D. 1010
- 34 N.Y.S.2d 415
- 1942 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 7876
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “It has always been held that punitive damages are not available for mere breach of contract, for in such a case only a private wrong, and not a public right, is involved.”
- punitive damages in contract action available only upon showing of public wrong
- punitive damages permitted only in “singularly rare cases”
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