Legal Opinion
Tormo v. Yormark
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided May 12, 1975No. Civ. A. 298-73PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COOLAHAN, District Judge.
This case raises questions concerning a New York attorney’s liability for negligence in transferring his clients’ personal injury case to a criminally indicted New Jersey lawyer who subsequently embezzled the clients’ funds. The questions arise on a motion for summary judgment by third-party defendant Edward Devlin, the New York lawyer, against defendants-third-party plaintiffs Fidelity Union Trust Company (Fidelity) and Keene National Bank (Keene). 1
Pertinent procedural history may be briefly summarized. Devlin’s clients, plaintiffs Henry Wendel and Karen…
2Cases cited45 opinions
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- Hanna v. PlumerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Palmer v. HoffmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. BehymerSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
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3Cited by42 opinions
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- Albright v. BurnsNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1986
- Richard D. Hoover v. Switlik Parachute Company, Co-Defendant-Appellant, Pioneer Systems, Inc., Co-Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
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