Legal Opinion

Geltman v. Levy

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

Decided November 17, 1960PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Per curiam

The plaintiff estate owned 100% of the stock of a corporation (subsequently liquidated) whose principal asset was an apartment building. One of the defendants is an attorney who represented the estate. In this action it is charged that the attorney defendant, in breach of his fiduciary obligations and through wrongful conduct, caused 25% of the stock of the corporation to be transferred to his wife and another 25% of such stock to his aunt. His wife is joined as a defendant but his aunt has not been made a party to the action. The attorney is also charged with the improper use of assets of…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Matter of People (Bond & Mtge. Guar. Co.)New York Court of Appeals · 1952
  2. Weinert v. KinkelNew York Court of Appeals · 1947
  3. DiTomasso v. LoverroAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1937
  4. Ditomasso v. Loverro, RubelNew York Court of Appeals · 1937

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Glenn v. Hoteltron Systems Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1989
  2. In re El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. Derivative LitigationCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 2015
  3. Burg v. HornDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1965
  4. Thompson v. D'ANGELOSuperior Court of Delaware · 1973
  5. First National Bank of Maryland v. FancyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000

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