Prior v. Brown Transport Corp.
| Decision Date | 13 July 1984 |
| Docket Number | No. 1,1 |
| Citation | 103 A.D.2d 1042,478 N.Y.S.2d 435 |
| Parties | Helen C. PRIOR, Individually and as Mother and Guardian of Lisa Mary Prior, an Infant, and as Executrix of the Estate of Robert E. Prior, Deceased, Respondents, v. BROWN TRANSPORT CORPORATION, Richard Dean Miller, Appellants, Charles S. Ledford, et al., Defendants. Appeal |
| Court | New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division |
Bouvier, O'Connor, Cegielski & Levine, Chris Trapp, Buffalo, for appellants (Appeals 1 & 2).
Koren, Bertell & Hoey by Richard Kirchgraber, Buffalo, for respondent (Appeal No. 1).
Richard N. Kirchgraber, Kenmore, for respondent (Appeal No. 2).
Before DOERR, J.P., and BOOMER, GREEN, O'DONNELL and SCHNEPP, JJ.
In these actions predicated upon the alleged negligence of defendants in owning and operating motor vehicles, Special Term erred in granting plaintiffs' motion for pre-trial discovery of defendant Brown Transport Corporation assets for the purpose of determining a basis for punitive damages against it. "Not until plaintiff obtains such a special verdict that he is entitled to punitive damages is it necessary or important for him to know defendant's wealth" (Rupert v. Sellers, 48 A.D.2d 265, 272, 368 N.Y.S.2d 904, see also, Varriale v. Saratoga Harness Racing, Inc., 76 A.D.2d 991, 992, 429 N.Y.S.2d 302; Vollertsen Associates, Inc. v. Nothnagle, Inc., 48 A.D.2d 1007, 369 N.Y.S.2d 267). In the event plaintiffs obtain a special verdict entitling them to punitive damages, they may renew their motion for appropriate discovery in accordance with standards set forth in Rupert v. Sellers (supra).
Order unanimously reversed on the law without costs, defendant Brown Transport Corporation's motion granted, and plaintiffs' motion denied without prejudice.
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