Marin v. Batista

By a complaint for replevin, conversion and professional negligence, the petitioner sought, among other things, an order for the return of $58,000 held in trust by his former attorney. There was never an agreement between the petitioner and the respondents that the funds would be used to pay attorney’s fees.

In a letter responding to the petitioner’s first demand for the return of the trust funds, the respondent-attorneys wrote:

[Pjlease rest assured that [the $58,000] is deposited in a trust account and will not be released to your greedy little hands until I am compensated for my services and…