Legal Opinion
Cheng v. Modansky Leasing, Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 29, 1988PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiffs’ firm of successor attorneys, Lipsig, Sullivan and Liapakis, P. C. (hereinafter the Lipsig firm) appeals, and the plaintiffs’ prior attorney Edward Murtaugh cross-appeals on the ground of inadequacy, from an order and judgment (one paper) of the Supreme Court, Dutchess County (Rosenblatt, J.), dated July 15, 1986, which, after a *782hearing, awarded Murtaugh, the attorney who represented the plaintiffs in this matter prior to the commencement of the lawsuit, the principal sum of $108,000, representing 20% of the total…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Matter of TillmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1932
- Rodriguez v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
- Reubenbaum v. B. & H. Express, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1958
- Brill v. Chien Yuan KaoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978
- Turner v. Steve Brody, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1965
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3Cited by3 opinions
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