Morgenthow & Latham v. Bank of New York Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Gonzalez, J.
This appeal by defendant The Bank of New York (BNY) from Supreme Court’s denial of its CPLR 3211 (a) (1) motion to dismiss requires us to determine whether certain judicial admissions by plaintiffs’ agent in a pending federal action constitute “documentary evidence” within the meaning of CPLR 3211 (a) (1), and if so, whether that evidence flatly contradicts plaintiffs’ allegations of justifiable reliance in support of their instant fraud claim. We conclude that Supreme Court properly considered the allegations of plaintiffs’ agent in the federal action, but…
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