Sheldon v. Mott
New York Supreme Court
Action by Susie Sheldon against Cornelia Mott apd others. From an order substituting Alonzo P. Strong as attorney of record for the plaintiff in the action, in the place and stead of Frank H. Short, said Frank H. Short appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtHerrick, J.
The power of a court, upon the request of a client, to make an order substituting one attorney for another, is undoubted. When such an order should be made upon the payment of the attorney’s costs, and when it may be made without providing for such payment, is discussed in Re Prospect Avenue, 85 Hun, 257, 32 N. Y. Supp. 1013. I agree with the conclusion arrived at there, and see no occasion for indulging in any further discussion of it. That decision covers the questions raised upon this appeal. The affidavits disclose a state of facts which seem to me to be sufficient to have authorized the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- In re Prospect Ave.New York Supreme Court · 1895