Legal Opinion
Galtieri v. Kramer
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 7, 1996PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—In an action to recover damages for conversion of a check, the plaintiffs appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Richmond County (Sangiorgio, J.), dated November 6, 1995, which granted the defendant’s motion to dismiss the complaint.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
The plaintiffs tendered a check to the defendant, an attorney, "in full satisfaction” of an existing debt owed to the defendant’s client. Although the defendant deposited the check in his "attorney trust account”, he did so "without prejudice” to his client’s rights. In response, the plaintiffs commenced the…
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- White v. City of Mount VernonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
- Pietra v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
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