Legal Opinion
Cass & Sons, Inc. v. Stag's Fuel Oil Co.
New York Supreme Court
Decided October 15, 1990PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Arthur W. Lonschein, J.
The outgoing attorneys (attorneys) have been granted leave to withdraw from representation of the defendants and now seek to have their fees fixed by the court. The court conducted a hearing in which I heard testimony and considered exhibits relative to the issue.
The attorneys were retained to defend an accounting malpractice action brought against their former clients. The retainer agreement of July 1987 contemplated a $5,000 payment against future billing, billing of the various attorneys in the firm at their usual hourly rates as adjusted each…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- First National Bank v. BrowerNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
- In re the Estate of SchanzerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1959
- Shrauger v. ShraugerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Brandes v. ZingmondNew York Supreme Court · 1991
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