Legal Opinion

Dempsey v. Gazzam

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided December 19, 1902Published

Appeal from special term, New York county. Action by John Aird Dempsey against the Bergen County Traction -Company, Joseph M. -Gazzam, and others, to recover -attorney’s fees -for services rendered in the organization and -promotion of the -corporation defendants, and to recover on a contract of employment by the individual -defendants. The complaint alleged -generally plaintiff's .employment -and the .amount -due.

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Appeal from special term, New York county. Action by John Aird Dempsey against the Bergen County Traction -Company, Joseph M. -Gazzam, and others, to recover -attorney’s fees -for services rendered in the organization and -promotion of the -corporation defendants, and to recover on a contract of employment by the individual -defendants. The complaint alleged -generally plaintiff's .employment -and the .amount -due. Defendant Joseph M. Gazzam appeared separately, -and denied the employment -and rendition ¡of services, and moved for a bill of particulars of plaintiff’s -claim. From an lOi-der…

1Per curiam

The motion of the defendant Gazza-m "for a bill of -particulars of the plaintiff’s claim should have been granted, and the order denying that motion must be reversed. In this .same action (Dempsey v. Traction Co., 74 App. Div. 474, 77 N. Y. Supp. 456) we held that the defendant corporations were entitled to a bill of particulars, and reversed an order denying the motion made by them for such a ‘hill. The defendant Gazzam is entitled t.o the information he demanded in his notice of motion. In denying" that motion, the court below suggested that it .could'be .passed upon bet*331ter after the return…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Dempsey v. Bergen County Traction Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1902

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