Hedges v. Methodist Protestant Church
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, The Methodist Protestant Church of the Tillage of Williamsburgh, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the New York Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 3d day of September, 1897, directing a reference of the issues in the action.
1Opinion of the Court
Patterson, J.:
The facts set forth as the foundation of the motion for a reference of this cause were not sufficient to justify the order made, and from which this appeal is taken. The action is to recover the value of attorney’s services. It appears that the plaintiff was- employed and rendered service, for the defendant in one action, four mandamus proceedings, two street openings, and that he prepared certain documents and contracts for the defendant. The only ground upon which an action off this character can be referred is that it necessarily involves the examination of a long account.…
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