Glens Falls Insurance v. Reynolds
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal from an order of Special Term, Supreme Court, Warren County. The third-party complaint, which has been dismissed at Special Term on the ground the Statute of Limitations has run, states a cause of action against a lawyer arising out of his professional retainer by third-party plaintiff to perform legal services. It pleads both a breach of specific contract and negligence in the performance of the professional service when the allegations are read favorably to the pleader. The client may elect to proceed on either the theory of breach of contract or in tort. (Church v. Mumford, 11…
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