Viscardi v. Lerner
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
— In an action to recover damages for legal malpractice the plaintiffs appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Ferraro, J.), entered May 3, 1985, which granted the defendants’ motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint and denied their cross motion for partial summary judgment.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
The alleged malpractice in this case involves the drafting of the will of Joseph A. Ragone. In 1973 Ragone consulted the defendant law firm for the purpose of preparing a new will to replace his prior will executed in 1965. The 1965 will…
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