Phillips v. Mendelsohn
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal from Municipal Court, Borough of Manhattan, Fifth District. Action by Harold N. Phillips against Herman T. Mendelsohn and another. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant Alexander Schlang appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtSeabury, J.
The plaintiff, an attorney, brings this action to recover a balance alleged to be due him for professional services. Mendelsohn and Schlang were copartners, and the services of the plaintiff were rendered in connection with bringing about a dissolution of the copartnership. The evidence leaves no room to doubt that the plaintiff was employed by the firm of Mendelsohn & Schlang, and that the debt due the plaintiff was a liability of the partnership. As a result of the services rendered Mendelsohn and Schlang entered into an agreement with one another, under the terms of which it was agreed…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Colgrove v. . TallmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1876
- Grow v. . GarlockNew York Court of Appeals · 1884
- Palmer v. . PurdyNew York Court of Appeals · 1880
- Savage v. . PutnamNew York Court of Appeals · 1865
- Morss v. . GleasonNew York Court of Appeals · 1876
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