Martin v. . Camp
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered April 6, 1914, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a decision of the court on trial at Special Term. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. Plaintiff’s claim is barred by the Statute of Limitations.
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Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered April 6, 1914, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a decision of the court on trial at Special Term. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. Plaintiff’s claim is barred by the Statute of Limitations. (Adams v. Fort Plain Bank, 36 N. Y. 255; Bathgate v. Haskins, 59 N. Y. 533.) The relation of attorney and client may be terminated at the will of the client, with or without cause, and the client thereupon becomes…
1Opinion of the CourtSeabury, J.
This is an action by the assignee of a firm of attorneys and counselors at law to recover damages for the breach of a contract of professional employment. The plaintiff’s assignors were retained by the appellants’ testator to recover an award in condemnation proceedings. The contract stipulated that the compensation to be paid should be contingent upon success and fixed the sum that was to be paid in event of success as a proportion of the amount recovered. The plaintiff’s assignors rendered substantial services under their contract and were discharged by the appellant without cause. The…
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- Ga Nun v. . PalmerNew York Court of Appeals · 1911
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