Case Name: Charles E. Sienk, Appellant, v. Robert A. Smolka et al., Respondents
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1988-07-07
Citations: 142 A.D.2d 944
Docket Number: 
Parties: Charles E. Sienk, Appellant, v Robert A. Smolka et al., Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 142
Pages: 944–945

Head Matter:
Charles E. Sienk, Appellant, v Robert A. Smolka et al., Respondents.

Opinion:
Order and judgment unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: We agree with Special Term that plaintiff has failed to plead sufficient evidentiary facts to sustain an independent cause of action for fraud. The fraudu lent concealment alleged in the complaint is an element of plaintiffs cause of action for legal malpractice (see, Simcuski v Saeli, 44 NY2d 442). (Appeal from order and judgment of Supreme Court, Erie County, Ricotta, J.-dismiss cause of action.) Present—Doerr, J. P., Denman, Boomer, Green and Balio, JJ., concur.