Davis v. Pechter

Motion by plaintiff for an order directing the County Clerk to accept for entry a bill of costs and to modify the judgment heretofore entered to include such costs.

This action to recover for legal services rendered to the wife of the defendant was commenced in 1949. On March 19, 1954, a judgment was entered in favor of the plaintiff in the sum of $2,178.75 plus interest in the sum of $400.37, for a total sum of $2,579.12.

The question is whether plaintiff is entitled to recover costs and disbursements.

The applicable statutory provision is section 1474 of the Civil Practice Act, which provides…