Berman v. Carroll

The plaintiffs, attorneys Norman Ber-man and Robert Marcus, brought this action against Edward Carroll to recover on a promissory note executed by Carroll as payment for legal services that Berman and Marcus had rendered to Carroll (Count I). Berman and Marcus also sued Thomas Linnane to reach and apply Linnane’s alleged obligations to Carroll, under a settlement agreement reached between Carroll and Linnane, in satisfaction of Carroll’s debt to Berman and Marcus (Count II). The settlement agreement arose from litigation between Carroll and Linnane over their failed real estate partnership.…