Rooney v. . Second Avenue Railroad Company
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from an order of the Superior Court óf the city of New York, vacating the satisfaction of a judgment entered on the record by the plaintiff, unless the defendant should, within five days, pay to the plaintiff’s attorney $879.17, the amount of the taxed costs included in the judgment, with $10 costs of the motion. The facts are sufficiently stated in the following opinion.
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Appeal from an order of the Superior Court óf the city of New York, vacating the satisfaction of a judgment entered on the record by the plaintiff, unless the defendant should, within five days, pay to the plaintiff’s attorney $879.17, the amount of the taxed costs included in the judgment, with $10 costs of the motion. The facts are sufficiently stated in the following opinion. The case was submitted on printed points by the attorney for the plaintiff who was respondent, and was argued by
1Opinion of the Court
It had been agreed between the plaintiff and his attorney, that the latter should commence and prosecute this action to its final termination, without fee and at his own risk, and upon his final success he should receive for his services one-half the recovery, and if the amount should not exceed $600 he was also to have the taxable costs. The judgment recovered, including costs, was $1,179.17. Of this amount, according to the terms of the agreement, the attorney became entitled to $589.58. The plaintiff gave the attorney an irrevocable power of attorney to receive the amount of the recovery.…
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