Columbus Construction Co. v. Petrillo Builders Supply Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
In an action, inter alia, to recover damages for breach of contract, the defendant Petrillo Builders Supply Corp. appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Jamieson, J.), entered December 23, 2004, which granted the plaintiffs motion to disqualify its counsel.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
The disqualification of an attorney is a matter that rests within the sound discretion of the court (see Nationwide Assoc. v Targee St. Internal Med. Group, 303 AD2d 728 [2003]; Horn v Municipal Info. Servs., 282 AD2d 712 [2001]). A party seeking to disqualify an…
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