Severance v. Bizallion
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal from Municipal Court, Borough of Manhattan, Third District. Action by Lena Severance against Henry H. Bizallion. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtWhitney, J.
This is an action by plaintiff, as assignee of Wales F. Severance, an attorney at law, to recover for legal services agreed *628to be rendered, but in main not actually rendered. The pleadings were 'oral. According to the testimony of Mr. Severance, which was believed by the court, defendant consulted him about the affairs of a downtown lunch company, being afraid that he would lose a large amount of money which he had advanced to the company, and wishing" to know how he could get his money "out. Severance told him that according to-his recollection a restaurant company cannot be adjudicated a…
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- Downes v. BidwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1901
- Dooley v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1901
- Goetze v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1901
- Carlisle v. BarnesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905
- Carlisle v. BarnesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905
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