Case Name: Tobias Stone, Respondent, v. Hotel Roosevelt Corporation, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1959-01-27
Citations: 7 A.D.2d 843
Docket Number: 
Parties: Tobias Stone, Respondent, v. Hotel Roosevelt Corporation, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 7
Pages: 843–843

Head Matter:
Tobias Stone, Respondent, v. Hotel Roosevelt Corporation, Appellant.

Opinion:
Judgment unanimously reversed, on the law and on the facts, and a new trial ordered on the grounds of excessiveness of both the compensatory and punitive damages, with costs to abide the event, unless plaintiff stipulates to accept $1,500 as compensatory damages and $2,500 as punitive damages, in which event the judgment as so modified, is affirmed, with costs to the appellant. Settle order on notice. Concur — Botein, P. J., Breitel, Rabin, Yalente and Bergan, JJ.