MOSSERI v. ZIMMERMAN & ZIMMERMAN


114 A.D.2d 338 (1985)

Clement Mosseri, Appellant-Respondent, v. Zimmerman & Zimmerman et al., Respondents-Appellants

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.

October 31, 1985


The jury, in this attorneys' malpractice action, awarded $500,000 in punitive damages, collectively, against defendants. Trial Term would have reduced that amount collectively to $5,000 upon plaintiff's acceptance thereof. There is no warrant whatsoever in the record for the award of punitive damages. Not only did the complaint fail to request such relief or plead a basis therefor, but the record is devoid of any showing of that...

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