Gilbert Properties, Inc. v. Millstein
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtEager, J.
This action is brought to recover for alleged malpractice of an attorney, and the appeal from an order striking the defense of the Statute of Limitations brings before this court the vexing problem of when the cause of action for attorney malpractice accrues.
The plaintiff, the owner of a building damaged on August 13, 1963 by the collapse of a wall of an adjoining school building during its demolition, retained the defendant in 1963 as its attorney to prosecute its claim for damages. The plaintiff alleges that the defendant proceeded against the wrong parties, namely, against the City of New…
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