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COTTON v. TRAVALINE

179 N.J. Super. 362 (1981)

432 A.2d 122

WALTER B. COTTON, PLAINTIFF, v. FRANK TRAVALINE, SUBSTITUTED ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE ESTATE OF FRANK E. VITTORI, AND MICHAEL J. PIARULLI, DEFENDANTS. and FRANK TRAVALINE, SUBSTITUTED ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE ESTATE OF FRANK E. VITTORI AND MICHAEL J. PIARULLI, THIRD-PARTY PLAINTIFFS-RESPONDENTS, v. GENERAL ACCIDENT GROUP, THIRD-PARTY DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided June 17, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Robert McGroarty argued the cause for appellants.

Clifford Long argued the cause for respondents (Charles H. Nugent, attorney).

Before Judges FRITZ, POLOW and JOELSON.

The opinion of the court was delivered by POLOW, J.A.D.

In this appeal third-party defendant General Accident Group (GAG) attacks two interlocutory summary judgment orders. After entry of those orders, which resolved all issues except damages, the carrier, GAG, paid $60,000 to settle plaintiff Cotton's legal malpractice claim against the insured law firm, Piarulli and Vittori. Neither in its perplexing brief nor in oral argument on this appeal does GAG question the...

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