Serwer v. Serwer
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by Abraham H. Sarasohn, the defendant in the second above-entitled proceeding, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the Kings County Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of' Kings on the 16th day of November, 1903, directing a reference to ascertain and determine the lien of the appellant, an attorney, attaching to the amount offered in settlement of a judgment obtained in the first above-entitled action by Rosa Serwer against…
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Appeal by Abraham H. Sarasohn, the defendant in the second above-entitled proceeding, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the Kings County Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of' Kings on the 16th day of November, 1903, directing a reference to ascertain and determine the lien of the appellant, an attorney, attaching to the amount offered in settlement of a judgment obtained in the first above-entitled action by Rosa Serwer against Morris Serwer.
1Opinion of the Court
Jenks, J. :
The petitioner retained Abraham H. Sarasohn, Esq., as attorney and counsel in her litigation against Serwer. Both client and attorney state that they agreed at the outset that the compensation of the attorney should be fifty per centum of any judgment recovered against Serwer. Mr. Sarasohn prosecuted the claim to judgment of $3,400. No part of the judgment has been collected. The client moved at Special Term for an order relieving her from the stipulation made by her with Mr. Sarasohn for his fees as her attorney, and for an order ascertaining and determining the lien of Mr.…
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- In Re the Accounting of FitzsimonsNew York Court of Appeals · 1903
- In Re the Judicial Settlement of the Account of ReganNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
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