Order modified on the law and as modified affirmed without costs, in accordance with the following memorandum:
In this action for libel arising out of defendant newspaper's publication of an altered wire service story deliberately misidentifying plaintiff, a former employee of defendant, as a suspected burglar, the court erred in granting defendant summary judgment dismissing plaintiff's claim for punitive damages. In order to prevail on its motion, defendant was...
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