Legal Opinion
Schimenti v. Whitman & Ransom
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 27, 1994PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Beatrice Shainswit, J.), entered April 21, 1993, which granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint, unanimously affirmed, with costs.
This action for legal malpractice based upon defendant’s alleged failure, in representing plaintiff as a subordinate lienor in several mortgage foreclosure proceedings, to investigate and discover claimed fraud and collusion by the borrower and the senior lienor bank, was properly dismissed on the ground that defendant had no reason to believe, at any relevant time, that such an investigation…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Genesco Entertainment, a Div. of Lymutt v. KochDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1984
- Santulli v. Englert, Reilly & McHugh, P. C.New York Court of Appeals · 1992
- Varela v. Investors Insurance Holding Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1993
- John Grace & Co. v. Tunstead, Schechter & TorreAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
- Wiscovitch Associates, Ltd. v. Philip Morris Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by4 opinions
- Grubbs v. KnollNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2005
- Billig v. SchwartzAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2023
- Billig v. SchwartzAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2023
- Paton v. Kutner & LynchAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995