Legal Opinion
Howard v. Murray
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 21, 1977PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*420OPINION OF THE COURT
Wachtler, J.
This action to rescind a mortgage, bond and option arrangement is now before our court for the second time. In essence, the plaintiffs claim that the defendant, an attorney specializing in tax law, took unfair advantage of the attorney-client relationship in contriving the agreements now sought to be avoided.
On the first appeal, we were not directly presented with the trial court’s asserted error in upholding the over-all fairness of the transaction. The Appellate Division had yet to reach the merits, a divided court having found the plaintiffs’ action barred…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Meinhard v. SalmonNew York Court of Appeals · 1928
- Wendt v. FischerNew York Court of Appeals · 1926
- Cowee v. . CornellNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
- Munson v. Syracuse, Geneva & Corning R. R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1886
- Whitehead v. . KennedyNew York Court of Appeals · 1877
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Greene v. GreeneNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Miller v. SearsAlaska Supreme Court · 1981
- Baii Banking Corporation v. Upg, Incorporated, Internorth, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
- Matsumura v. Benihana National Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 2008
- Croce v. KurnitDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1982
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