Legal Opinion
Carter v. Katz, Shandell, Katz & Erasmous
New York Supreme Court
Decided July 29, 1983PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Harold Hyman, J.
In this nonjury case Rose Carter, as administratrix of the goods, chattels, and credits of Bernard Carter, Esq., deceased, brings an action based upon an alleged implied-in-fact contract to recover $87,500 from defendant law firm Katz, Shandell, Katz and Erasmous. Said sum represents 50% of the $175,000 contingency fee allowed, in an order of compromise dated February 8, 1980, to Katz, Shandell, Katz and Erasmous out of a $525,000 settlement in a medical malpractice action.
Plaintiff, Rose Carter, alleges that her deceased husband, Bernard Carter as a member…
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