Legal Opinion

Griston v. Stousland

Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York

Decided January 25, 1946PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtShienxag, J.

The action is by an attorney against a father for professional services rendered to his seventeen-year-old daughter in connection with criminal charges against her for forgery, petit larceny and attempted grand larceny. The action is predicated upon an implied promise to pay arising out of necessaries furnished to the infant. The defense, in substance, is that the father himself had retained an attorney who rendered suitable legal services to the infant in connection with the criminal charges against her. In the course of the criminal proceedings the infant dismissed the attorney her father…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. People v. McLaughlinNew York Court of Appeals · 1944
  2. Tirrell v. . TirrellNew York Court of Appeals · 1921
  3. Elder v. . RosenwasserNew York Court of Appeals · 1924
  4. Matter of KrooksNew York Court of Appeals · 1931
  5. Van Valkinburgh v. WatsonNew York Supreme Court · 1816

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. In Re Ricky H.California Supreme Court · 1970
  2. In Re Marriage of Van WinkleAppellate Court of Illinois · 1982
  3. Career Placement of White Plains, Inc. v. VausNew York Supreme Court · 1974
  4. State Ex Rel. Butler v. Allen Circuit CourtIndiana Supreme Court · 1961
  5. County of York v. JohnsonNebraska Supreme Court · 1980

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