Washington 1993, Inc. v. Reles

Appeal from an order and judgment of the Supreme Court (Conway, J.H.O.), entered June 5,1997 in Albany County, upon a decision of the court in favor of defendants Michael Reles and Equity Homes of Albany, Inc.

Plaintiff, the owner of a commercial building, alleges that defendant Michael Reles, the vice-president of a real estate management firm, Kent & Haroldson Associates Inc., improperly converted and misappropriated $22,617.51 in insurance proceeds used to pay defendant Equity Homes of Albany, Inc. for water damage repairs to plaintiff’s building.

In 1994 plaintiff purchased the property…