Phillips v. Mendelsohn
New York Supreme Court
Appeal bv the defendant Schlang from a judgment in favor of the plaintiff, rendered in the Municipal Court of the city of Hew York, fifth district, borough of Manhattan.
1Opinion of the Court
■ Seabury, J.
The plaintiff, an attorney, brings this action to recover a balance alleged to be due Mm for professional services. Mendelsohn and Schlang were copartners, and the services of the plaintiff were rendered in connection with bringing about a dissolution of the copartnership. The evidence leaves no room to doubt that the plaintiff was employed by the firm of Mendelsohn & Schlang and that the debt due the plaintiff was a liability of the partnership.
■ As a result of the services rendered, Mendelsohn and Schlang entered into an agreement with one another, under the terms of which it…
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