Lehrman Kronick & Lehrman v. Mancuso

OPINION OF THE COURT

James B. Reap, J.

Defendant moves for an order directing our clerk to accept *838his demand for a jury trial or in the alternative granting leave to file a jury demand nunc pro tune.

I. Background

A. Plaintiff seeks to recover $3,571.50 in legal fees for services rendered and defendant counterclaims for $30,000 in malpractice. The case began in Supreme Court, Westchester County, with pleadings filed on November 9, 1988. By order dated March 28, 1989, the Supreme Court transferred the case to this court.

B. Plaintiff filed a note of issue in the City Court of White Plains on May 5,…