Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York April 20, 2017 (Shlang v. Inbar)

Aarons, J.

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (McGuire, J.), entered October 30, 2015 in Sullivan County, upon a decision of the court in favor of plaintiff.

In 2002, plaintiff met defendant through his accountant. The parties initially maintained a business relationship, but it eventually progressed into a friendship.