Leahy v. U.S. Nat'l Bank Ass'n

• Decision Date: 21 November 2017
• Citation: 63 N.Y.S.3d 862 (Mem)
• Parties: Thomas A. LEAHY, Plaintiff–Appellant, v. U.S. NATIONAL BANK ASSOCIATION, Defendant–Respondent.
• Court: New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division

155 A.D.3d 512

63 N.Y.S.3d 862 (Mem)

Thomas A. LEAHY, Plaintiff–Appellant,

v.U.S. NATIONAL BANK ASSOCIATION, Defendant–Respondent.

Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department, New York.

Nov. 21, 2017.

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.