Legal Opinion
National Union Fire Insurance v. Proskauer Rose Goetz & Mendelsohn
New York Supreme Court
Decided August 2, 1994PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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Walter M. Schackman, J.
Motion numbers 22 and 106 of the February 3, 1994 calendar are consolidated for decision.
The question presented in the motions is whether defendants in their capacity as escrow agents are liable to plaintiff for the dissipation of funds claimed to have been placed in escrow.
Plaintiff moves pursuant to CPLR 3212 for an order granting summary judgment on its first and second causes of action and awarding it $1.2 million in damages. Defendants cross-move pursuant to CPLR 3212 for an order granting summary judgment dismissing the complaint. By separate…
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