Scott v. Hartford Fire Insurance

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York

Scott v. Hartford Fire Insurance

115 A.D.2d 965

CourtAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

DecidedDecember 20, 1985

DocketAppeal No. 3

StatusPublished

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Scott v. Hartford Fire Insurance, 115 A.D.2d 965 (N.Y. Ct. App. 1985).

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Order unanimously modified, on the law, and, as modified, affirmed, without costs, in accordance with the following memorandum: It was error to award defendant costs in excess of the statutory maximum (CPLR 8202) inasmuch as no request for a punitive award was made by defendant and no reason for such award was stated by the court. (Appeal from order of Supreme Court, Onondaga County, Tenney, J.—dismiss cause of action.) [966]*966Present—Callahan, J. P., Denman, Boomer, Green and Schnepp, JJ.

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Order unanimously modified, on the law, and, as modified, affirmed, without costs, in accordance with the following memorandum: It was error to award defendant costs in excess of the statutory maximum (CPLR 8202) inasmuch as no request for a punitive award was made by defendant and no reason for such award was stated by the court. (Appeal from order of Supreme Court, Onondaga County, Tenney, J.—dismiss cause of action.) [966]*966Present—Callahan, J. P., Denman, Boomer, Green and Schnepp, JJ.

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