Spain, J.
Petitioner commenced this CPLR article 78 proceeding challenging respondent's denial of his request for reimbursement based on the alleged misconduct of his former attorney. By way of background, petitioner was assigned a mortgage in 1987 which, it was ultimately discovered, had been fraudulently altered in 1983 in that the name of the mortgagee had been changed after the mortgage was executed and prior to recording. After the mortgagor defaulted, petitioner...
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