Legal Opinion
Westport Bank & Trust Co. v. Corcoran
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided March 31, 1992No. 14307PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBorden, J.
The issue in this appeal is whether a lender may hold its attorney liable for a negligent title search and subsequent issuance of an erroneous title opinion letter to the lender when that attorney also represents the borrower. The plaintiff, Westport Bank and Trust Company, brought suit against attorney John R. Mallín and the law firm of Corcoran, Mallin and Aresco (defendants),1 alleging, in count one, breach of its attorney-client contract with the defendants2 and, *492in count three, legal malpractice by the defendants. The trial court, Licari, J., granted the defendants’ motion to strike the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Mingachos v. CBS, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
- Amodio v. CunninghamSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- Mozzochi v. BeckSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- Stowe v. SmithSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1981
- Coste v. Riverside Motors, Inc.Connecticut Appellate Court · 1991
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3Cited by82 opinions
- State v. WebbSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
- Waters v. AutuoriSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
- S.M.S. Textile Mills, Inc. v. Brown, Jacobson, Tillinghast, Lahan & King, P.C.Connecticut Appellate Court · 1993
- Sturm v. Harb Development, LLCSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2010
- Hill v. WilliamsConnecticut Appellate Court · 2003
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