Legal Opinion
Estate of Burke v. Peter J. Repetti & Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 23, 1998PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—In an action to recover for accounting malpractice and breach of contract, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Richmond County (Sangiorgio, J.), dated September 18, 1997, which granted the defendants’ motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
“A claim of professional negligence requires proof that there was a departure from the accepted standards of practice and that the departure was a proximate cause of the injury” (Georgetti v United Hosp. Med. Ctr., 204 AD2d 271, 272; see also, 530 E. 89 Corp. v Unger, 43…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- 530 East 89 Corp. v. UngerNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
- Greene v. Payne, Wood & LittlejohnAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- Georgetti v. United Hospital Medical CenterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- Maust v. ArseneauAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
- Whalen v. Victory Memorial HospitalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
3Cited by16 opinions
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