Judgment reversed, on the law and facts and in the interests of justice, and new trial granted, with costs to appellant to abide the event.
We subscribe to the principle that, in order to recover punitive damages for a trespass on real property, a plaintiff has the burden of proving (1) actual malice, which involves an intentional wrongdoing, or (2) such conduct as may be deemed to be tantamount to a wanton and willful or a reckless disregard of plaintiff's rights...
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