DEEB v. JOHNSON


170 A.D.2d 865 (1991)

Ellen A. Deeb et al., as Coexecutrixes of Theodore V. Deeb, Deceased, Appellants, v. Robert W. Johnson, III, Respondent

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Third Department.

February 21, 1991


Mercure, J.

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 a lack of privity between plaintiffs and defendant...

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