Order affirmed, with $50 costs and disbursements.
In New York it is generally held that emotional and mental distress is not compensable in a breach of contract action (see Boyce v Greeley Sq. Hotel Co., 228 N.Y. 106). This is especially true when the breaching party is engaged in private enterprise and there is no allegation of an accompanying physical injury. The plaintiff has shown no persuasive reason to abandon the general rule. Bad faith alone is insufficient...
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