CITY OF NEW YORK v. ZUCKERMAN


234 A.D.2d 160 (1996)

651 N.Y.S.2d 473

City of New York et al., Plaintiffs, v. Albert J. Zuckerman et al., Respondents, and Thomas Iveli, Also Known as Thomas Ivelli, et al., Appellants, et al., Defendants

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

December 19, 1996


Defendants-appellants correctly argue that there is no basis for an award in favor of defendant Eileen Zuckerman in this action concerning liability for breaches of agreements with Albert Zuckerman. An award of attorneys' fees as a direct remedy must be based on contract or statute (see, Devlin v 645 First Ave. Manhattan Co., 229 A.D.2d 343, 344), and can be sustained only with respect...

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