Legal Opinion
Tydings v. Greenfield, Stein & Senior, LLP
New York Court of Appeals
Decided October 16, 2008PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Smith, J.
We hold that collateral estoppel does not prevent relitigation of a ruling that was an alternative basis for a trial-level decision, where an appellate court affirmed the decision without addressing that ruling. We also hold that, when a trustee resigns, the statute of limitations governing an action to compel her to account runs from the date the trusteeship is turned over to a successor trustee.
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Frieda Tydings brings this legal malpractice action against the law firm of Greenfield, Stein & Senior, LLP (GSS), alleging that GSS’s negligence in defending a…
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