Legal Opinion

Marine Midland Bank, N.A. v. Serge

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided January 3, 1991Published

1Opinion of the Court

Appeals (1) from an order of the Supreme Court (Cheeseman, J.), entered May 10, 1990 in Albany County, which granted plaintiffs motion for, inter alia, summary judgment, and (2) from the judgment entered thereon.

Even if the question of the reasonableness of the award of counsel fees was properly preserved for appellate review, we reject any claim of error. The request for counsel fees was well documented and, considering the record in its entirety, there is ample evidence to sustain the conclusion that the fees were reasonable (see, Smith v Ellenville Natl. Bank, 60 AD2d 931; see also, Giblin…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Smith v. Ellenville National BankAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978
  2. Giblin v. MurphyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986

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