Deeb v. Johnson
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtMercure, J.
Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Travers, J.), entered December 19, 1989 in Rensselaer County, which granted defendant’s motion to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a cause of action.
Plaintiffs, coexecutrixes of the estate of Theodore V. Deeb, commenced this action to recover for defendant’s alleged legal malpractice and breach of contract in drafting the marital deduction provision of decedent’s will in such a way as to increase estate tax liability by more than $59,000. Defendant moved to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a cause of action. Supreme Court, finding…
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