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VARELA v. INVESTORS INS. HOLDING CORP.

81 N.Y.2d 958 (1993)

Manuel Varela et al., Appellants, v. Investors Insurance Holding Corp., Also Known as Investors Insurance Co. of America, Defendant, and Friesner & Salzman, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided April 29, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Siegel, Jackson Heights, for appellants.

Serchuk & Zelermyer, White Plains (Steven A. Coploff of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge KAYE and Judges SIMONS, TITONE, HANCOCK, JR., BELLACOSA and SMITH concur.

MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs.

Defendant law firm represented defendant Investors, an insurance company. The company erroneously believed that plaintiffs were delinquent in paying their insurance premiums and consequently, the law firm commenced a collection action and entered a default judgment against plaintiffs for the sum believed due. Although thereafter informed...

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