Legal Opinion
Pierot v. Leopold
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 11, 2017No. 2014-11344PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In an action, inter alia, to recover damages for legal malpractice, the plaintiffs appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Lefkowitz, J.), dated November 14, 2014, which granted the defendant’s motion to vacate a judgment of the same court dated August 23, 2013, entered upon his failure to answer the complaint or appear at the inquest, and for leave to serve a late answer.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
The plaintiffs commenced this action against their former attorney alleging legal malpractice, fraud, and breach of fiduciary duty. The plaintiffs alleged…
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