Haines v. Cook Electric Co.

This is a motion by the deceased plaintiff’s wife, who is the administratrix of his estate, for an order .substituting her as the plaintiff in the action in place and instead of the deceased.

The action seeks the recovery of $16,000,000 for legal services rendered and is predicated upon an Argentine statute which allegedly provides that an attorney may not accept a sum of less than 2% of the contract’s value.

The action has been pending here for some time, with substantial pretrial procedures having been conducted, at least up to the time of plaintiff’s death. Plaintiff was an Argentine…