Ederer v. Gursky

9 N.Y.3d 514 (2007)

881 N.E.2d 204

851 N.Y.S.2d 108

LOUIS S. EDERER, Respondent,

v.

STEVEN R. GURSKY et al., Appellants.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Argued November 15, 2007.

Decided December 20, 2007.

Dreier LLP, New York City (Ira S. Sacks, Mark S. Lafayette and Melanie J. Sacks of counsel), for appellants.

Cowan, Liebowitz & Latman, P.C., New York City (J. Christopher Jensen and Maryann Penney of counsel), for respondent.

Judges CIPARICK, GRAFFEO, PIGOTT and JONES concur with Judge READ; Judge SMITH dissents in a separate opinion in which Chief Judge KAYE concurs.

OPINION OF THE COURT

REA…