Legal Opinion
Cord v. Cutola
New York Supreme Court
Decided June 15, 1983PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
John S. Lockman, J.
Motion by defendants to dismiss this action for failure to prosecute under CPLR 3216 and cross motion by plaintiffs’ counsel for the fixing of a counsel fee pursuant to rule 691.20 (d) (2) of the Rules of the Appellate Division, Second Department (22 NYCRR), are disposed of as set forth below.
Recently the American legal system has come under attack from so eminent a person as Derek Bok of Harvard University who characterizes the oversupply of lawyers and overemphasis on litigation as nonproductive and even counterproductive. This case illustrates the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Kargman v. Brooklyn & Queens Transit Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1941
- Leslie v. VrankenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1965
- Stein v. MostoffAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1970
- Kahn v. Manhattan & Bronx Surface Transit Operating AuthorityCivil Court of the City of New York · 1970
- Peguero v. GrantCivil Court of the City of New York · 1977
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3Cited by3 opinions
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- Giannakoulopoulos v. KoukoumelisNew York Supreme Court · 1995