Legal Opinion
Albany Savings Bank v. Caffry, Pontiff, Stewart, Rhodes & Judge, P. C.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 9, 1983PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
— Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court at Special Term (Hughes, J.), entered September 30, 1982 in Albany County, which granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment. Plaintiff commenced this action against defendant law firm to recover damages allegedly caused by a failure to properly examine title to real property owned by the Flewellings. In November of 1977, a member of defendant firm advised plaintiff that title was free and clear of any liens, encumbrances or defects affecting marketability, and plaintiff, in reliance thereon, granted a mortgage upon the land on September 1,1978.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- McDermott v. TorreNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Brick v. Cohn-Hall-Marx Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1937
- Glamm v. AllenNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Brainard v. BrownAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
- Boecher v. BorthAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1976
3Cited by9 opinions
- Santulli v. Englert, Reilly & McHugh, P. C.New York Court of Appeals · 1992
- Mason Tenders District Council Pension Fund v. MesseraDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1997
- Crossland Savings FSB v. Rockwood InsuranceDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1988
- Sinopoli v. CocozzaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
- Santulli v. Englert, Reilly & McHugh, P. C.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
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