Legal Opinion
Murphy v. State
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 24, 1990PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Casey, J.
At issue on this appeal is whether petitioner has an attorney’s lien (see, Judiciary Law § 475) against the proceeds of an unpaid judgment of the Court of Claims in favor of petitioner’s client, and if so, whether that lien should be enforced.
On November 8, 1984, petitioner entered into a retainer agreement with Andrew J. Britt, individually and doing business as Word Processing Transcribers, and Word Processing Transcribers, Inc. The subject matter of the agreement was a claim against the State arising out of a contract for the provision of transcription, typing…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Greenberg v. Bar Steel Construction Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1968
- People v. BrittAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- Mackey v. Passaic Stone Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1943
- Mackey v. Passaic Stone Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1944
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