Kapchan v. 31 Mt. Hope

Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Julia I. Rodriguez, J.), entered on or about July 24, 2012, which, to the extent appealed from as limited by the briefs, denied plaintiffs motion for summary judgment, unanimously affirmed, with costs.

Defendants hired plaintiff, an attorney, to represent them in conjunction with their purchase of an apartment building. Plaintiff states that because defendants did not have the total amount due at the closing, he loaned defendants $68,091.55. However, plaintiffs evidence, including a handwritten closing statement that he prepared, purporting to show the…