1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. A.D.2d
  4. 281 A.D.2d
  5. 281 A.D.2d 255 (2001)
 

CHIAVARELLI v. WILLIAMS

281 A.D.2d 255 (2001)

721 N.Y.S.2d 537

MARIO CHIAVARELLI, Appellant-Respondent, v. ROY F. WILLIAMS, Respondent-Appellant.

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

Decided March 15, 2001.

"Attorneys' fees are not usually compensable in the absence of specific statutory authority, or contractual obligation or incident to recovery for certain torts involving malice" (Flaks, Zaslow & Co. v Bank Computer Network Corp., 66 A.D.2d 363, 365 [emphasis added], appeal dismissed 47 N.Y.2d 951). Although malice was proved in connection with the instant defamation action, it was not the sort of malice arising...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases