524 N.Y.S.2d 672 · New York Court of Appeals · Jan 14, 1988
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Richard Vandenburg v. Timothy Brosnan, and Southland Corp., Doing Business as Seven-Eleven
OPINION OF THE COURT
Order affirmed, with costs, for the reasons stated in the memorandum at the Appellate Division (129 AD2d 793). We note in addition, with respect to plaintiffs claim of common-law negligence, that the principles applied by the Appellate Division were recently reaffirmed by this court (see, D’Amico v Christie, 71 NY2d 76).
Concur: Chief Judge Wachtler and Judges Simons, Kaye, Alexander, Titone, Hancock, Jr., and Bellacosa.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York · Dec 30, 1993
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noting that New York does not recognize liability of lawyer to third parties where factual situation does not fall within one of acknowledged categories of tort and contract liability
