Punitive damages are available not to remedy private wrongs, but to vindicate public rights and where a defendant's conduct evinces a "high degree of moral turpitude" which demonstrates "such wanton dishonesty as to imply a criminal indifference to civil obligations", such exemplary damages may be available (Walker v Sheldon,
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P.W.B. ENTERS., INC. v. ARK MGMT. CORP.
227 A.D.2d 104 (1996)
641 N.Y.S.2d 645
P.W.B. Enterprises, Inc., Appellant, v. Ark Management Corp., Also Known as Ark Restaurants Corp., et al., Respondents, et al., Defendants
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
May 2, 1996
May 2, 1996
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.
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