In re the Arbitration Between Kingswood Management Corp. & Salzman

Appellant, acting as attorney for twenty-three plaintiffs, instituted an action in the Municipal Court of the City of New York to recover treble damages under subdivision (e) of section 205 of the Federal Emergency Price Control Act of 1942 for alleged overcharges in rent and for his legal fee. The main cause of action was settled under a stipulation whereby the landlord — respondent on this appeal — consented to the entry of judgment in favor of the plaintiffs in the Municipal Court for $800. No agreement was reached concerning the attorney’s fee except that it was to be arbitrated. The…