Legal Opinion
Dirito v. Stanley
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 15, 1994PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Order unanimously *904affirmed without costs. Memorandum: Supreme Court properly dismissed plaintiffs’ demand for damages for "emotional and mental pain [and] suffering” in this legal malpractice action. We reject plaintiffs’ argument that such damages are recoverable in a legal malpractice action, whether based on the negligence or breach of contract causes of action asserted in the complaint (see, Green v Leibowitz, 118 AD2d 756, 757-758; see also, Jensen v Whitford Co., 167 AD2d 826; Lancellotti v Howard, 155 AB2d 588, 589-590; Fowler v Town of Ticonderoga, 131 AD2d 919, 921).
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2Cases cited5 opinions
- Green v. LeibowitzAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
- Fowler v. Town of TiconderogaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
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- Quinn v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
- Agee v. AjarAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
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