Legal Opinion
Ziprkowski v. Goodman
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 6, 1993PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Appeal from the "order” of the Special Referee (Julius Birnbaum, R.), New York County, entered on or about June 5, 1992, as amended by the "order” of the same Special Referee, entered on or about July 8, 1992, fixing the charging lien of defendant’s outgoing attorneys, unanimously dismissed, without costs.
The so-called "order” of the Special Referee stands merely as the decision of the court (CPLR 4319; see, Matter of National Sur. Co. [Cheney Co.], 176 Misc 53, 54-55), and, as such, is nonappealable (CPLR 5512 [a]). In any event, were we to reach the merits, we would find that the value of…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Lai Ling Cheng v. Modansky Leasing Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1989
- Major v. LearyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1934
- In re the Liquidation of National Surety Co.New York Supreme Court · 1941
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