Pops & Estrin, P. C. v. Reliance Insurance

OPINION OF THE COURT

Walter B. Tolub, J.

Plaintiff and defendant move and cross-move for summary judgment. At issue is whether the plaintiff may recover from defendant insurer attorney’s fees which are allegedly owed by plaintiff’s former client. For the reasons discussed below this *148court finds that it may not and awards summary judgment in favor of the defendant.

The facts herein are undisputed. Plaintiff is a law firm that was retained in 1981 by one Shirley Jacobs to commence a lawsuit for personal injuries arising as a result of an automobile accident. In connection with this lawsuit, the…