Legal Opinion
Najjar Group, LLC v. West 56th Hotel LLC
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 28, 2013Published
1Opinion of the Court
*641Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Paul Wooten, J.), entered March 23, 2012, which, insofar as appealed from as limited by the briefs, granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the fourth and fifth causes of action, for breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
Choses in action, such as claims for breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty, are freely assignable (General Obligations Law § 13-101; see M. W. Zack Metal Co. v International Nav. Corp. of Monrovia, 112 AD2d 865, 867 [1st Dept 1985], affd 67 NY2d 892 [1986]; Hill…
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- American Banana Co. v. Venezolana Internacional De Aviacion, S. A.New York Court of Appeals · 1980
- MW Zack Metal Co. v. INT'L NAVIGATION CORP. OF MONROVIANew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- Hill International, Inc. v. Town of OrangetownAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
- M. W. Zack Metal Co. v. International Navigation Corp. of MonroviaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
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