Schaeffer v. Lipton

Mercure, J. P.

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Torraca, J.), entered April 28, 1994 in Ulster County, upon a verdict rendered in favor of defendant.

Plaintiff negotiated for the purchase of a parcel of land in the Town of Esopus, Ulster County, upon which he intended to expand his plastics fabrication business. Plaintiff engaged defendant, an attorney, to represent him in connection with the purchase and, because the property was located in a residential zone, to ensure that the property could be devoted to plaintiff’s intended commercial use. After plaintiff advised the Town…