Legal Opinion

Mizuno v. Fischoff & Associates

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided March 8, 2011PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*850As a result of the defendants’ legal malpractice, which is not contested on this appeal, the plaintiffs house was sold at a foreclosure sale on April 4, 2002. The plaintiff and his wife held title to the subject property as tenants by the entirety and were, thus, each seized of the whole property (see Kahn v Kahn, 43 NY2d 203, 206-207 [1977]; Stelz v Shreck, 128 NY 263, 266 [1891]; Paterno v CYC, LLC, 46 AD3d 788, 789 [2007]). Since the plaintiff owned the entire property, the Supreme Court properly held that he was entitled to recover 100% of the lost equity in the property.

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2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Stelz v. . ShreckNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
  2. Kahn v. KahnNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
  3. Paterno v. CYC, LLCAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Mizuno v. BarakAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
  2. DiTondo v. MeagherAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  3. Mizuno v. NunbergAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
  4. Mizuno v. BarakAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014

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