Legal Opinion
Hamelin v. ETNA Abstract Corp.
New York Supreme Court
Decided October 31, 1997PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
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David Demarest, J.
This lawsuit alleges causes of action for breach of contract and negligence arising out of defendant’s purported failure to discover and disclose a notice of attachment on certain real property which was a matter of public record when defendant undertook to conduct a title search for plaintiff. Plaintiff moves and defendant cross-moves for summary judgment. The court has considered plaintiff’s submissions and renders the following decision and order.
In March of 1994 plaintiff, as mortgagee, accepted a collateral security mortgage of property from…
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