CHAI PROPERTIES CORP. v. CARB, LURIA, GLASSNER, COOK & KUFELD


288 A.D.2d 44 (2001)

733 N.Y.S.2d 336

CHAI PROPERTIES CORP., Appellant, v. CARB, LURIA, GLASSNER, COOK & KUFELD et al., Respondents.

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

Decided November 8, 2001.


As the motion court held, under the particular circumstances of this case, the earlier default judgment entered against plaintiff in defendant law firm's fee action should have collateral estoppel effect, as a matter of fairness (see, Lamontagne v Board of Trustees of United Wire, Metal & Mach. Pension Fund, 183 A.D.2d 424, 426, lv denied 80 N.Y.2d 759), on the issue of legal malpractice herein (see, Harris v Stein...

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