Legal Opinion

Lawrence v. Commodore Nav. Corp.

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided January 9, 1939Published

1Opinion of the Court

COXE, District Judge.

This-is a suit for damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained on May 18, 1938. The suit was commenced on June 3, 1938, and on June 22, 1938, the defendant, without the knowledge or consent of the plaintiff’s attorney, paid the plaintiff $5,000 in full settlement of his claim. The defendant answered on June 23, 1938, setting up the settlement as a bar to the suit.

The attorney for the plaintiff has filed a petition asking that his attorney’s lien be determined under Section 475 of the Judiciary Law of New York, Consol.Laws, x. 30. In this petition, he…

2Cases cited11 opinions

Peri v. New York Central & Hudson River RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
Beecher v. Peter A. Vogt Manufacturing Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1920
Woodbury v. Andrew Jergens Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1934
Lehigh & N. E. R. Co. v. FinnertyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1932
Nic Projector Corp. v. Movie-Jecktor Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1935

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