Legal Opinion
Rapp v. Lauer
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 1, 1996PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—In a legal malpractice action, the defendant appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Nastasi, J.), entered June 26, 1995, which denied his motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.
Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs payable by the plaintiffs, the motion is granted, and the complaint is dismissed.
The defendant, attorney Lawrence Lauer, represented the plaintiffs in an action against a construction company, Briar-cliff Contemporaries, Inc. (hereinafter Briarcliff), which had built the plaintiffs’ home. The complaint alleged numerous…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Lauer v. RappAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- Becker v. Julien, Blitz & Schlesinger, P. C.New York Supreme Court · 1977
- Spearmon v. Times Square Stores Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
- Luniewski v. ZeitlinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
- McCarthy v. State of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Thomas v. BetheaCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1998
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- Sumo Container Station, Inc. v. Evans, Orr, Pacelli, Norton & Laffan, P. C.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
- Rapp v. Town of Mt. PleasantAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
- Thomas v. BetheaCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1998