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Perini v. Perini

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Oct 2, 1989
154 A.D.2d 360 (N.Y. App. Div. 1989)

Opinion

October 2, 1989

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Rockland County (Stolarik, J.).


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.

Loretta Perini, the plaintiff in action No. 2, sought to recover damages against the attorney who prepared the separation agreement which she and her former husband ultimately endorsed. The plaintiff alleged, inter alia, that the attorney failed to adequately apprise her of her rights with respect to the marital property and that the attorney was, therefore, guilty of legal malpractice.

Contrary to the plaintiff's contentions, we find that the trial court properly dismissed the complaint in action No. 2, since the plaintiff failed to make out a prima facie case of legal malpractice (see, Mendoza v Schlossman, 87 A.D.2d 606; Kerson Co. v Shayne, Dachs, Weiss, Kolbrenner, Levy, 59 A.D.2d 551, affd 45 N.Y.2d 730). Specifically, the plaintiff failed to adduce any proof that the alleged omissions on the part of the attorney proximately caused any losses or injuries. Eiber, J.P., Harwood, Balletta and Rosenblatt, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Perini v. Perini

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Oct 2, 1989
154 A.D.2d 360 (N.Y. App. Div. 1989)
Case details for

Perini v. Perini

Case Details

Full title:PAUL C. PERINI, Plaintiff, v. LORETTA PERINI, Defendant. (Action No. 1.…

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

Date published: Oct 2, 1989

Citations

154 A.D.2d 360 (N.Y. App. Div. 1989)
545 N.Y.S.2d 837

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