Credit Union Central Falls v. Groff

OPINION

Justice SUTTELL,

for the Court.

“All frauds, like the wall daubed with untempered mortar, with which men think to buttress up an edifice, always tend to the decay of what they are devised to support.” 1 A closing attorney’s misappro priation of money is the genesis of this appeal. The litigation arises out of the embezzlement of funds entrusted to former attorney Lawrence S. Groff during the course of two real estate closings. The plaintiff, Credit Union Central Falls (CUCF), 2 filed a civil action against Mr. Groff, alleging malpractice/negligence, breach of contract, breach of…