Legal Opinion
Titsworth v. Mondo
New York Supreme Court
Decided June 28, 1978PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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David O. Boehm, J.
The main issue on the motion before this court presents what appears to be a relatively new and unsettled question in New York. Broadly framed, the question is whether plaintiff is precluded from bringing an action against his former counsel for legal malpractice committed with respect to a personal injury action where plaintiff settled that action with the original defendant. Here, the plaintiff, Raymond Titsworth, settled the original action, accepted payment and is now suing defendant, his attorney in that action, for the difference he now claims he…
2Cases cited35 opinions
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- Siegel v. KranisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1968
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