Cruikshank v. Goodwin
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from special term, New York county. Action by Augustus Cruikshank, as trustee for the estate of Benjamin Lord, deceased, and Mary Hanson, against Lorenzo Goodwin and others, in which A. Edward Woodruff, an attorney for certain defendants, moves to compel Young & Ver Planck, attorneys, to show their authority to appear for Mary A. Cobb and other defendants, for whom Woodruff appeared before judgment, and for whom he claims to be attorney on the record.
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Appeal from special term, New York county. Action by Augustus Cruikshank, as trustee for the estate of Benjamin Lord, deceased, and Mary Hanson, against Lorenzo Goodwin and others, in which A. Edward Woodruff, an attorney for certain defendants, moves to compel Young & Ver Planck, attorneys, to show their authority to appear for Mary A. Cobb and other defendants, for whom Woodruff appeared before judgment, and for whom he claims to be attorney on the record. His motion being overruled, he appeals. Affirmed.
1Opinion of the CourtLawrence, J.
The authority of an attorney to appear for his client ceases after the entry of the final judgment in the action, with the exception that he may issue execution and take the necessary steps to collect the judgment, and, under the provisions of the old Revised Statutes and the Code of Civil Procedure, may, in the absence of a revocation of his authority, execute a satisfaction of the judgment within two years after its entry. Lusk v. Hastings, 1 Hill, 659; Walradt v. Maynard, 3 Barb. 584; Egan v. Rooney, 38 How. Pr. 121. We. are of the opinion that the order below was right, and it is…
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- Egan v. RooneyThe Superior Court of New York City · 1869
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