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A.H. Harris Sons v. Burke, Cavalier

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department
Mar 31, 1994
202 A.D.2d 929 (N.Y. App. Div. 1994)

Opinion

March 31, 1994

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Albany County (Kahn, J.).


Supreme Court correctly dismissed the complaint in this legal malpractice action for failure to state a cause of action. Plaintiff's sole allegation of negligence is its assertion that defendants failed to call available witnesses to the stand at trial. However, given an attorney's freedom to choose among several strategies or courses of action, the mere allegation that defendants failed to present admissible evidence, without pleading how or why such failure fell below the ordinary and reasonable skill and knowledge commonly possessed in the legal profession, does not properly state a cause of action for legal malpractice.

Cardona, P.J., Mercure, White, Casey and Weiss, JJ., concur. Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.


Summaries of

A.H. Harris Sons v. Burke, Cavalier

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department
Mar 31, 1994
202 A.D.2d 929 (N.Y. App. Div. 1994)
Case details for

A.H. Harris Sons v. Burke, Cavalier

Case Details

Full title:A.H. HARRIS SONS, INC., Appellant, v. BURKE, CAVALIER, LINDY AND ENGEL…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department

Date published: Mar 31, 1994

Citations

202 A.D.2d 929 (N.Y. App. Div. 1994)
610 N.Y.S.2d 888

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