Legal Opinion
Stewart Title Insurance v. Wingate, Kearney & Cullen
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 16, 2015No. 2014-01338PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In an action to recover damages for legal malpractice, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Rothenberg, J.), dated November 6, 2013, which granted the defendants’ motion pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) to dismiss the complaint.
Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, and the defendants’ motion pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) to dismiss the complaint is denied.
The plaintiff commenced this legal malpractice action in connection with the defendants’ representation of the plaintiff, Stewart Title Insurance Company, and its insureds in a mortgage…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Guggenheimer v. GinzburgNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
- MATTER OF JUAN C. v. CortinesNew York Court of Appeals · 1997
- Leder v. SpiegelNew York Court of Appeals · 2007
- Dempster v. LiottiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
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3Cited by2 opinions
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