Legal Opinion
Lefkowitz v. Van Ess
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 15, 1990PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In an action to recover counsel fees, the defendant appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Underwood, J.), entered October 5, 1988 which, after a nonjury trial, is in favor of the plaintiff and against her in the principal sum of $33,787.54.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.
The plaintiff, who is an attorney, agreed to represent the defendant in connection with numerous matters to which she was a party. After the plaintiff made numerous demands for payment for services rendered, and after the defendant repeatedly failed to make a requested one-third…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- DeCabrera v. Cabrera-RoseteNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- Shrauger v. ShraugerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- In re Von HofeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
3Cited by17 opinions
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- Levine v. LevineAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
- In re the Estate of GluckAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
- Clifford v. PierceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
- McIntyre v. Manhattan FordNew York Supreme Court · 1997
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