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ROCANOVA v. EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOC'Y OF THE UNITED STATES

193 A.D.2d 569 (1993)

598 N.Y.S.2d 215

Mark Rocanova, Respondent-Appellant, v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States, Appellant-Respondent

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

May 27, 1993

Defendant's appeal from the judgment of said court and Justice entered December 2, 1992, dismissing the first, fifth and sixth causes of action, unanimously dismissed, as defendant is not a party aggrieved thereby, without costs.

We agree with the IAS Court and iterate that the law in this Department allows for the recovery of punitive damages as a private cause of action under Insurance Law § 2601 (see,

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