Legal Opinion

Kesner v. Title Guarantee & Trust Co.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided May 31, 1940Published

1Per curiam

Plaintiffs have a complete remedy at law to recover the money damages sought in the complaint. (Strebler v. Title Guarantee & Trust Co., 250 App. Div. 846; modfd. in other respects, 277 N. Y. 730.) In similar actions for breach by defendant of the duty which it owes as agent to a certificate holder, it has been held that an adequate remedy at law exists to which the six-year Statute of Limitations must be applied. (Follender v. Title Guarantee & Trust Co., 258 App. Div. 724; Clark v. Title Guarantee & Trust Co., 259 id. 136.)

Though plaintiffs might maintain an action in equity to recover for…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Keys v. LeopoldNew York Court of Appeals · 1925
  2. Strebler v. Title Guarantee and Trust CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1938
  3. Follender v. Title Guarantee & Trust Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1939

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