Legal Opinion
Deering v. Schreyer
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 1, 1901PublishedCited by 5 opinions
Appeal by the defendants,. John Schreyer and another, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Méw York on the 23d day of June, 1900, upon the decision of the court rendered after a trial at the New York Special Term.
1Opinion of the Court
O’Brien, J.:
This is a suit in equity brought to recover $11,250 alleged to be due for legal services, according to the terms of a written agreement, whereby payment was made contingent upon the granting of an award for lands taken by the city. The agreement is as follows:
“In be Opening Lexington between 97th and 102d Streets.
“Hew York, Oct. 13, 1890.
“I do hereby retain and employ James A. Deering, attorney and counsellor-at-law, to take such proceedings as to him may seem advisable towards obtaining compensation for the loss and damage sustained or which may be sustained by me for land taken…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- In re the Board of Street Opening & ImprovementAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1898
3Cited by5 opinions
- Deering v. SchreyerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1903
- Fischer-Hansen v. Brooklyn Heights RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1901
- Deering v. . SchreyerNew York Court of Appeals · 1906
- Deering v. SchreyerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905
- Randel v. VanderbiltAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1902