Legal Opinion
Dupree v. Voorhees
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 8, 2009PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*808Based upon events which occurred in an underlying divorce *809action, the plaintiff commenced this action against her former attorney, Oliver Raymond Voorhees III, her former husband’s attorney, Karyn A. Villar, and Villar’s law partner, Dorothy A. Courten. As is relevant to this appeal, the third cause of action sought damages for abuse of process against Villar and Courten, alleging that Villar made certain misrepresentations in applying for a receivership order in the underlying action. In the fourth cause of action, the plaintiff seeks treble damages against Villar and Courten under Judiciary…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Clients' Security Fund v. GrandeauNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
- Raved v. RavedAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
- Rudow v. City of New YorkDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1986
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3Cited by4 opinions
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