Legal Opinion
Melvin v. City of New York
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 10, 1997PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the plaintiffs’ attorneys, Gardiner & Nolan, appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Greenstein, J.), dated December 23, 1996, which, after a hearing, awarded the plaintiffs’ former counsel, David M. Lee, attorney’s fees in the principal sum of $13,385.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
We find no basis to conclude that the Supreme Court improvidently exercised its discretion in apportioning counsel fees in this case (see, Matter of Budin, Reisman & Schwartz v *391Giamboi, Reiss & Squitieri, 224 AD2d 325;…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Lai Ling Cheng v. Modansky Leasing Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1989
- Cohen v. Grainger, Tesoriero & BellNew York Court of Appeals · 1993
- Reisman v. Giamboi, Reiss & SquitieriAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
3Cited by2 opinions
- Ben-Aroya v. PlotkeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
- Simas v. Agency Rent-A-Car, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999