Legal Opinion
Citi Management Group, Ltd. v. Highbridge House Ogden, LLC
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 29, 2007PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Larry S. Schachner, J.), entered August 9, 2007, which denied the motions by plaintiff and third-party defendants to dismiss the counterclaim and the third-party complaint, respectively, unanimously affirmed, with costs.
At this stage of the litigation, defendant is permitted to plead in the alternative (see CPLR 3014). Based upon the varying allegations suggesting affirmative deception, the claims for breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, and for fraud, should not be dismissed as duplicative of the breach-of-contract cause of action…
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- Mitschele v. SchultzAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
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