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Loft Corp. v. Porco

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
May 21, 2001
283 A.D.2d 556 (N.Y. App. Div. 2001)

Opinion

Submitted May 1, 2001.

May 21, 2001.

In an action to recover damages for legal malpractice, the plaintiff appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Putnam County (Hickman, J.), entered January 21, 2000, which, upon the granting of that branch of the defendant's cross motion which was for summary judgment dismissing the complaint, is in favor of the defendant and against it dismissing the complaint.

Gregory W. Bagen, Brewster, N.Y., for appellant.

Daniels Porco, LLP, Carmel, N.Y. (Robert C. Lusardi of counsel), for respondent.

Before: LAWRENCE J. BRACKEN, P.J., MYRIAM J. ALTMAN, DANIEL F. LUCIANO and HOWARD MILLER, JJ.


ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.

The Supreme Court properly granted that branch of the defendant's cross motion which was for summary judgment dismissing the complaint as time-barred. In opposition to the defendant's prima facie showing of entitlement to summary judgment, the plaintiff contended that the Statute of Limitations was tolled by reason of the continuous representation doctrine. The plaintiff, however, failed to raise a triable issue of fact with respect to the applicability of that doctrine. The evidence demonstrates that the representation was intermittent, not continuous (see, Grellet v. City of New York, 118 A.D.2d 141; Sherry v. Queens Kidney Center, 117 A.D.2d 663; Barrella v. Richmond Mem. Hosp., 88 A.D.2d 379; cf., Shumsky v. Eisenstein, 96 N.Y.2d 164 [May 10, 2001]).

It is unnecessary to address the plaintiff's remaining contentions.

BRACKEN, P.J., ALTMAN, LUCIANO and H. MILLER, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Loft Corp. v. Porco

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
May 21, 2001
283 A.D.2d 556 (N.Y. App. Div. 2001)
Case details for

Loft Corp. v. Porco

Case Details

Full title:LOFT CORP., APPELLANT, v. JOHN A. PORCO, RESPONDENT

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

Date published: May 21, 2001

Citations

283 A.D.2d 556 (N.Y. App. Div. 2001)
725 N.Y.S.2d 211

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