Legal Opinion
Schuman v. Gallet, Dreyer & Berkey, L. L. P.
New York Supreme Court
Decided April 13, 1999PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Edward H. Lehner, J.
The novel legal issue raised herein is whether the release of *486a law firm operated as a limited liability partnership (L. L. P.) releases a partner who is alleged to have acted negligently in the handling of a firm escrow account.
This action arises out of the asserted misappropriation of certain escrow moneys entrusted to and controlled by codefendants Gallet, Dreyer & Berkey, L. L. P. (the Law Firm), and Martin C. Licht (Licht) and David Berkey (Berkey), two of the partners thereof. The Law Firm and Berkey seek (i) preanswer dismissal of the complaint…
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