Nabi v. Sells
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Buckley, J.
In this action for declaratory and other relief, defendant attorneys seek to enforce the terms of a contingency fee retainer agreement.
It was error to dismiss the first cause of action merely because plaintiff is not entitled to the declaration he seeks (see Lanza v Wagner, 11 NY2d 317, 334 [1962], cert denied 371 US 901 [1962]); the proper course is to declare in favor of defendants (see Holliswood Care Ctr. v Whalen, 58 NY2d 1001, 1004 [1983]; Mongelli v Sharp, 140 AD2d 273 [1988]). The aspects of the contingency fee retainer agreement prepared by defendants…
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