In re Lahm
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the petitioners, Isaac Lahm and another, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the New York Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York denying their motion for a summary order under " section 475 of the Judiciary Law.
1Opinion of the Court
Scott, J.:
This is a proceeding under section 475 of the Judiciary Law to compel an attorney to pay over moneys collected upon a judgment owned by the petitioners. The facts are somewhat unusual.
Petitioners recovered a judgment against one Siegfried Blumenkron and caused him to be examined in proceedings supplementary to execution. Upon that examination it appeared that Blumenkron had a claim against S. Blumenkron, Inc., upon which an action had been begun and was still pending. Blumenkron thereupon executed an assignment of said cause of action to plaintiffs petitioners. In the action upon…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Gillespie v. MulhollandNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1895
- In re RedmondAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1900
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