Legal Opinion
Hutter v. Citibank, N.A.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided September 21, 2016No. 2014-06732PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In an action, inter alia, to recover damages for fraud, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, West-chester County (Walker, J.), dated June 4, 2014, which granted that branch of the motion of the defendants Watermark Capital, Inc., Nicholas Joutz, and Clint Elliott which was for an award of attorney’s fees and costs pursuant to 22 NYCRR 130-1.1.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
“The court rule set forth in 22 NYCRR 130-1.1, which is intended to limit frivolous and harassing behavior, authorizes a court, in its discretion, to award a party in a civil action…
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