Legal Opinion
Laruccia v. Forchelli, Curto, Schwartz, Mineo, Carlino & Cohn, LLP
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 3, 2002PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—In an action to recover damages for legal malpractice, the plaintiffs appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Carter, J.), dated March 29, 2001, which granted the defendants’ motion pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) (1) and (7) to dismiss the complaint and denied their cross motion for leave to amend the complaint.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
The Supreme Court properly dismissed the complaint based *322upon documentary evidence that conclusively established a defense to the action (see CPLR 3211 [a] [1]; Leon v Martinez, 84 NY2d 83). The defendants submitted a…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Leon v. MartinezNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
- Beattie v. Brown & WoodAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- Best v. Law Firm of Queller & FisherAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
- Schwarz v. ShapiroAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
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