Leahy v. U.S. Nat'l Bank Ass'n

Full title: Thomas A. Leahy, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. U.S. National Bank Association…

Court: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Date published: Nov 21, 2017

2017 N.Y. Slip Op. 8195 (N.Y. App. Div. 2017)

Opinion

5012 100818/14

11-21-2017

Thomas A. Leahy, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. U.S. National Bank Association, Defendant-Respondent.

Hegge & Confusione, LLC, New York (Michael J. Confusione of counsel), for appellant. The Ginzburg Law Firm, P.C., Fresh Meadows (Daniel Ginzburg of counsel), for respondent.

Friedman, J.P., Gische, Kapnick, Kahn, Moulton, JJ.

Hegge & Confusione, LLC, New York (Michael J. Confusione of counsel), for appellant.

The Ginzburg Law Firm, P.C., Fresh Meadows (Daniel Ginzburg of counsel), for respondent.

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Richard F. Braun, J.), entered February 15, 2017, which granted defendant's motion to dismiss the fourth amended complaint, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

The complaint fails to state causes of action for negligence and negligent misrepresentation, given the absence of allegations that would establish a duty owed to plaintiff by defendant or a special relationship of trust or confidence between the parties (see Kimmell v Schaefer , 89 NY2d 257, 263 [1996]; Ravenna v Christie's Inc. , 289 AD2d 15 [1st Dept 2001]).

THIS CONSTITUTES THE DECISION AND ORDER OF THE SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT.

ENTERED: NOVEMBER 21, 2017

CLERK