Legal Opinion
Karutz v. Chicago Title Insurance
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Decided July 7, 1981PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Hirsch, J.
The query presented upon this appeal, apparently one of first impression, is the right of a court to assess counsel for a disclosure-seeking party because of unreasonable conduct.
Plaintiff commenced an action to recover $6,678.34 from defendant based upon defendant’s alleged negligent performance of a title search and preparation of a related title report. Approximately 10 months after issue was joined, plaintiff filed a notice of trial and related statement of readiness. One week later defendant moved to strike the *816notice on the grounds that said notice was…
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