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DEMOV, MORRIS, LEVINE & SHEIN v. GLANTZ

53 N.Y.2d 553 (1981)

Demov, Morris, Levin & Shein et al., Appellants, v. Harold Glantz et al., Respondents.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided October 22, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joel J. Spector and Arthur Birnbaum for appellants.

Howard M. Squadron and Eugenie C. Gavenchak for respondents.

Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, FUCHSBERG and MEYER concur.

WACHTLER, J.

The question on this appeal is whether an attorney may recover upon a cause of action against a former client for fraudulently inducing the attorney to enter into a retainer agreement. The Appellate Division held the cause of action is insufficient as a matter of law and we agree.

In 1972, the City of New York condemned a parcel of land in Queens owned by respondent HGV Associates upon which...

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