Order insofar as appealed from unanimously reversed on the law without costs and defendant's motion to dismiss second cause of action granted.
Memorandum:
Plaintiff's second cause of action against his insurer seeking punitive damages and damages for embarrassment because of the insurer's refusal to pay for a fire loss should have been dismissed for failure to state a cause of action (see, Philips v Republic Ins. Co.,
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