Legal Opinion
Badger v. Mayer
City of New York Municipal Court
Decided May 15, 1894PublishedCited by 3 opinions
Appeal from a judgment entered on verdict of jury in favor of defendant.
1Opinion of the Court
Ehrlich, Ch. J.
The plaintiff, an attorney at law, entered into a written contract with the defendant, the owner of a leasehold estate at 1019 Third avenue, this city, whereby the plaintiff was to prosecute an action, by injunction or otherwise, against the Manhattan Railway Company, to recover damages to the leasehold interest by reason of the erection and maintenance of a railway structure of the defendant; and it was agreed that the plaintiff was to receive one-fourth of the amount recovered for his services.
The plaintiff thereupon brought an action against the com!pany in the name of the…
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2Cases cited2 opinions
- Pappenheim v. Metropolitan Elevated Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Foote v. Manhattan Railway Co.New York Supreme Court · 1890
3Cited by3 opinions
- French v. CunninghamIndiana Supreme Court · 1898
- Walker v. WrightArizona Supreme Court · 1925
- Bonham v. FarmerSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1929