Opinion
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.
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 N.Y.2d 257, 263, 652 N.Y.S.2d 715, 675 N.E.2d 450 [1996] ; Ravenna v. Christie's Inc., 289 A.D.2d 15, 734 N.Y.S.2d 21 [1st Dept.2001] ).
FRIEDMAN, J.P., GISCHE, KAPNICK, KAHN, MOULTON, JJ., concur.