Legal Opinion

Cannistra v. O'Connor

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

Decided August 6, 2001PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

In an action to *315recover damages for legal malpractice, the defendants appeal, as limited by their brief, from so much of a judgment of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Fredman, J.), dated April 24, 2000, as, upon a jury verdict, and upon the denial of their post-trial motion pursuant to CPLR 4404 (a) for judgment in their favor as a matter of law, is in favor of the plaintiffs and against them in the principal sum of $900,000, and the plaintiffs cross-appeal from so much of the same judgment as awarded pre-judgment interest only from September 8, 1997.

Ordered that the judgment is…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Ashton v. ScotmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
  2. Saferstein v. KleinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
  3. Cannistra v. Town of Putnam ValleyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Magnacoustics, Inc. v. Ostrolenk, Faber, Gerb & SoffenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
  2. DeStaso v. Condon Resnick, LLPAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  3. Bauza v. LivingtonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  4. Fireman's Fund Insurance v. FarrellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
  5. Drasche v. Edelman & EdelmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2022

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