Uvanni v. Crumb, 92 A.D.3d 1263 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 2012)

(plaintiff's dog bitten by defendant's dog when defendant's dog escaped from fenced-in backyard; trial court granted defendant's motion for summary judgment as to plaintiff's request for punitive damages; an appeal, court determined that trial court should have granted summary judgment to defendant on all points; no evidence in record that defendant's dog had previously attacked other dogs or persons; evidence of other behavior of defendant's dog misplaced; plaintiff's claim for veterinary expenses denied because it was raised for the first time on appeal).