Ordered that the judgment is modified, on the law, by deleting the provision thereof awarding the plaintiff punitive damages in the principal sum of $375,000; as so modified, the judgment is affirmed, with costs to the appellant.
Contrary to the appellant's contention, the jury's finding of fraud in favor of the plaintiff and against him and the award of compensatory damages were not against the weight of the evidence (see Nicastro v Park,
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