Legal Opinion
Towne v. Asadourian
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 22, 2000PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCarpinello, J.
Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Dawson, J.), dated July 26, 1999 in Essex County, which denied defendants’ motion to dismiss the complaint on the ground of res judicata and/or collateral estoppel.
Defendants seek to dismiss plaintiffs’ complaint seeking damages for legal malpractice, negligence and breach of contract on the grounds of collateral estoppel and res judicata. Briefly, they claim that this action is barred by a prior decision of Supreme Court finding that defendant Stephen Johnston is entitled to a Judiciary Law § 475 lien, Johnston having been discharged by plaintiffs…
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