Legal Opinion
Lazenby v. Codman
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 13, 1939PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
CONGER, District Judge.
This is an equitable action to enforce an attorney’s lien under Section 475 of the Judiciary Law of the State of New York. The Court is asked to enforce this lien against specific property within the State of New York for services rendered in the State of New York.
His claim is based on services rendered in connection with a claim which the defendants, Edmund D. Codman and Henry Hixon Meyer as Trustees under the Will of Maria P. Codman, deceased, had against the Estate of Abraham L. Erlanger, deceased.
The Erlanger estate is a New York estate. The plaintiff claims that by…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Schoenherr v. . Van MeterNew York Court of Appeals · 1915
- In re MeighanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905
- Matter of MeighanNew York Court of Appeals · 1905
- McMahon v. . Crucible Steel Company of AmericaNew York Court of Appeals · 1905
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- Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co. v. ParishDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 1947