Legal Opinion

Miller v. Stern

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

Decided May 9, 1941PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtCohn, J.

This is an action for abuse of process brought against Walter T. Stern, an attorney, and Marguerite Kirmse Cole, his client. It arises out of a previous suit for conversion brought by Marguerite Kirmse Cole through her attorney Walter T. Stern against Alexander Crane and the plaintiff herein.

The complaint in the present action alleges that Cole was the client of defendant Stern and that Crane was plaintiff’s client; that notwithstanding the fact that defendant Stern knew that plaintiff’s only connection with the controversy involved in the Cole suit was that of attorney for Crane, said…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Hauser v. BartowNew York Court of Appeals · 1937
  2. Dean v. . KochendorferNew York Court of Appeals · 1924
  3. Ferguson v. . ArnowNew York Court of Appeals · 1894
  4. In re Shawmut Mining Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1904
  5. Doane v. HescockAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1915

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Curiano v. SuozziNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
  2. Board of Education v. Farmingdale Classroom Teachers Ass'nNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
  3. Martin v. TrevinoCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1978
  4. Three Lakes Ass'n v. WhitingMichigan Court of Appeals · 1977
  5. Blackstock v. TatumCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1965

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