Legal Opinion
Weidman v. Tomaselli
New York County Courts
Decided March 11, 1975PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHarry Edelstein, J.
The petitioner in this summary proceeding for unpaid rent seeks as additional rent from the respondents $100 in attorney’s fees. The full amount of the rent demanded by the petitioner was paid by the respondent Frank Tomaselli on the return date specified in the notice of petition, and the petitioner does not demand court costs and disbursements. Therefore, the sole question before the court is the respondents’ liability for the petitioner’s attorney’s fees in the amount of $100.
In civil actions, attorney’s fees are incidents of litigation, and, absent statutory authority or contractual…
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