Legal Opinion
Katsaris v. Scelsi
New York Supreme Court
Decided August 9, 1982PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Howard A. Zeller, J.
This is an action to recover damages for legal malpractice. Plaintiffs Sammy and Grace A. Katsaris move for an order granting them summary judgment on the issue of liability; defendant Joel A. Scelsi cross-moves for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.
On December 29, 1972 in Binghamton the auto Mr. Katsaris was operating was struck by a motor vehicle owned by a corporation, leased to another corporation and driven by Klaus O. Toepelt, an employee of the lessee corporation. Mr. Katsaris was injured.
Mr. Katsaris and his wife retained Mr. Scelsi, an…
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