Holder v. New York City Transit Authority

The plaintiffs are wife and husband. The wife was accidentally hurt, allegedly because of the fault of the defendant. She and her husband engaged an attorney on a contingency basis to represent them in the prosecution of their claims against the defendant, and the usual negligence action was instituted — one cause of action for the wife to recover for her personal injuries, and another count in the same complaint 'for the husband to recover for the expense incurred by him in the medical care accorded the wife and for damages for loss of the wife’s services and society resulting from her…