Legal Opinion
Demaria v. Brenhouse
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 20, 2000PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—In an action, inter alia, to recover damages for legal malpractice, the defendant Arnold A. Brenhouse appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Rockland County (Bergerman, J.), dated February 3, 2000, which denied his motion pursuant to CPLR 3211 (a) (5) to dismiss the complaint insofar as asserted against him.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
The appellant moved to dismiss the complaint insofar as asserted against him based on a general release executed by the plaintiffs. The meaning and coverage of a general release necessarily depends upon the controversy being settled and…
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