Turner v. Woolworth
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, Herbert Gf. Woolworth, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the Kings County Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Kings on the 14th day of June, 1912, denying the said defendant’s motion for judgment on the pleadings.
1Opinion of the Court
Thomas, J.:
The plaintiff, as the assignee of Mr. Bacon, sues for legal services and money advanced to Mrs. Woolworth while she was the wife of Herbert Gr. Woolworth. The services, as alleged, were rendered in the successful defense of the wife in an action for absolute divorce brought by the husband, wherein Bacon acted as counsel; for the successful prosecution as attorney for the wife of an action for separation, and for money advanced by Bacon individually to the wife for necessities. In the separation action, $400 counsel fees were allowed to the attorney, the costs taxed were $207.02,…
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