Law Offices of Bernard v. Di Lorenzo

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court at Special Term, entered June 24, 1980 in Albany County, which granted a motion by the defendant for a protective order striking an interrogatory served by the plaintiff. Both parties to this action are attorneys. Plaintiff is suing defendant, his former employee, alleging that defendant failed to account to him for fees due under an agreement whereby defendant, while working in plaintiff’s law office, was permitted to maintain his own law practice and retain clients and was to pay to plaintiff one half of the fees so earned. In connection with this…