Legal Opinion
Effective Communications West, Inc. v. Board of Cooperative Educational Services
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 13, 1981PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Order unanimously modified and, as modified, affirmed, without costs, in accordance with the following memorandum: The principal question raised on this appeal is whether an attorney’s charging lien created by section 475 of the Judiciary Law takes precedence over a bank’s security interest in the underlying money judgment. The factual background is undisputed. In 1971, Effective Communications West, Inc. (ECW), and BOCES entered into a contract under which ECW was to construct an educational television network in Cattaraugus County. BOCES engaged Marine as its escrow agent and deposited…
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