Legal Opinion
Lanfranchi v. Polatsch
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 12, 1998PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., nonparty Frank Mitchell *514Corso, P. C., appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Doyle, J.), dated September 10, 1996, which granted the motion of the plaintiffs’ former law firm McElligott, Kujawski & Dellicarpini for a charging lien and awarded them 15% of the attorneys’ fee.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
The Supreme Court properly concluded that the nonparty respondents were discharged without cause, and therefore were entitled to recover compensation measured by the fair and reasonable value of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Lai Ling Cheng v. Modansky Leasing Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1989
- Cohen v. Grainger, Tesoriero & BellNew York Court of Appeals · 1993
- Klein v. EubankNew York Court of Appeals · 1996
- Matter of WeitlingNew York Court of Appeals · 1935
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