Blumenberg v. Neubecker

Burke, J. (dissenting).

I dissent and vote to affirm.

The contract, a single joint retainer, typewritten on one sheet of paper, did provide for one indivisible fee for services which were at least partly legal and for the payment of all expenses and disbursements by the lawyer, a former employee of the Internal Revenue Bureau, and accountant. Plaintiff, a lawyer-accountant admitted to practice in the Tax Court, and the accountant, Glickman, who was not so admitted, were clearly partners in the strictest sense, sharing jointly profits and losses (expenses) with respect to a legal matter. It…