Strauss v. Grande Maison De Blanc, Inc.

Martin, J. (dissenting).

The plaintiffs and Carl W. Stern are customs attorneys. The defendant Grande Maison De Blanc, Inc., is engaged in the business of importing and retailing merchandise. This action was brought in the City Court to recover the sum of $1,861.85 upon a retainer from the respondent, based upon a contingent fee of thirty-three and one-third per cent of refunds and abatements which the plaintiffs alleged they recovered for the respondent upon excessive custom duties paid by it on one hundred and twenty importations of merchandise. Annexed to the complaint is a copy of a…