Legal Opinion
Kosinski v. Gallt
New York Supreme Court
Decided November 6, 1968PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBertram Harnett, J.
This case involves a claimed breach of escrow duty by an attorney.
On November 14, 1962, the plaintiff, Kosinski, signed a building contract with Log Homes Inc. (called “ Log Homes ”) under which Log Homes agreed to construct a house on Kosinski’s land in Pennsylvania. Gallt, the defendant, was the attorney representing Log Homes. The signing took place in Gallt’s New York City law office, in the presence of Kosinski’s lawyer. The building contract provided, among other things, that it should “not be binding upon the Contractor unless approved by an officer of the Contractor.’? There was no…
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- Hansen v. BellmanOregon Supreme Court · 1939
- Ward v. National Bank of PauldingPaulding County Court of Common Pleas · 1965
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