Calamari v. Grace
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Weinstein, J.
This appeal brings up for review the issue of the privity requirement as a potential bar to recovery by third parties in professional malpractice cases. More specifically, it focuses upon the liability of a title insurer for errors in or omissions from an abstract of title which had been prepared at the request of one other than the party currently seeking damages from the insurer. It arises in the context of an action on behalf of the grantees of a particular parcel of real estate in the Village of Quogue to recover damages for breach of a covenant against…
2Cases cited39 opinions
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- Pulka v. EdelmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- Savings Bank v. WardSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
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