Legal Opinion
Healy v. Brotman
New York Supreme Court
Decided July 26, 1978PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Leon D. Lazer, J.
In this action, the plaintiff, a doctor, seeks to recover from the defendant, a lawyer, the sum of $1,830 representing services rendered in treating a patient for injuries received in an automobile accident. The plaintiff also seeks to impose a constructive trust on undistributed proceeds of the settlement of the patient’s own action to recover for the injuries. According to the complaint, during the pendency of the patient’s lawsuit in which she was represented by the instant defendant, the latter repeatedly promised the plaintiff that the medical bill…
2Cases cited44 opinions
- Sharp v. KosmalskiNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- Allegheny College v. National Chautauqua County Bank of JamestownNew York Court of Appeals · 1927
- Baker v. SterlingNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- Strong v. . SheffieldNew York Court of Appeals · 1895
- De Cicco v. . SchweizerNew York Court of Appeals · 1917
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Caraballo v. SantiagoNew York Supreme Court · 1980
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- Constance Garcia and Frank Garcia v. Helen F. Von Micsky, as Administratrix of the Estate of Lajos Von Micsky, DeceasedCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
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