Legal Opinion
Rosner v. Paley
New York Supreme Court
Decided October 17, 1982PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
David B. Saxe, J.
QUESTIONS PRESENTED.
The principal issues that I must resolve are as follows:
I. Did the advice given by the third-party defendant (lawyer II) to the plaintiff to commence a proceeding seeking the advice and direction of the court with respect to (a) an allegedly faulty settlement agreement and (b) the valid*455ity of the appointment of plaintiff’s mother and sister as cotrustees constitute legal malpractice; and
II. Whether lawyer I who is sued by a former client for professional negligence may cross-complain for contribution against lawyer II who was retained…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Guggenheimer v. GinzburgNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
- Rovello v. Orofino Realty Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1976
- In re the Estate of RothkoNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
- Schauer v. JoyceNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- In Re the Accounting of Title Guarantee & Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1943
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Waldman v. LevineDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
- Martinson Manufacturing Co. v. SeerySupreme Court of Iowa · 1984
- Martinson Manufacturing Co. v. SeerySupreme Court of Iowa · 1984
- Rosner v. PaleyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984