Schauer v. Joyce

New York Court of Appeals · Decided 1981-10-22

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OPINION OF THE COURT Chief Judge Cooke. In this case, the court must decide whether appellant, a lawyer being sued by a former client for malpractice, properly brought a third-party claim for contribution against respondent, another attorney who subsequently represented the client in the same matter. It is held that *4 appellant’s third-party claim is suffi…

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