Case Name: Harold D. Shackman, Doing Business under the Name of Bell Credit Clothing Co., Appellant, v. Diana Cala, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1945-01-16
Citations: 268 A.D. 1079
Docket Number: 
Parties: Harold D. Shackman, Doing Business under the Name of Bell Credit Clothing Co., Appellant, v. Diana Cala, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 268
Pages: 1079–1079

Head Matter:
Harold D. Shackman, Doing Business under the Name of Bell Credit Clothing Co., Appellant, v. Diana Cala, Respondent.

Opinion:
Judgment afOrmed, with costs. Memorandum: The counterclaim pleads, and the evidence justified the finding of, an intentional tort. (Warschauser v. Brooklyn Furniture Co., 159 App. Div. 81; Scott v. Prudential Outfitting Co., Inc., 92 Misc. 195; Doucette v. Sailinger, 228 Mass. 444.) Punitive damages therefore were properly awarded. From the record we conclude that the verdict was not excessive. All concur. (The judgment affirms a judgment of Buffalo City Court in favor of defendant in an action to recover the purchase price of merchandise.) Present— Taylor, P. J., Dowling, McCurn, Larkin and Love, JJ.