Order unanimously affirmed, without costs.
Memorandum:
We note that a demand for punitive damages does not constitute a separate cause of action for pleading purposes. In any event, the complaint in this breach of contract action is insufficient to support a claim for punitive damages. It contains no evidentiary allegations of ultimate facts that the defendant insurance company either acted fraudulently or engaged in morally culpable conduct in its dealings...
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