Andrewski v. Devine
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—Order unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: Supreme Court properly granted the motion of defendant James J. Devine, Jr., Esq. for partial summary judgment dismissing the amended complaint against him with the exception of that part of the first cause of action seeking damages for pecuniary loss allegedly sustained by plaintiff individually as the result of Devine’s malpractice. That part of the first cause of action seeking damages for mental and emotional anguish and pain was properly dismissed because “such damages are not recoverable in a legal malpractice action based on breach…
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