Rogers & Haggerty, Inc. v. Island Dock Lumber, Inc.

Appeal by plaintiff’s former attorney from an order of the Supreme Court, Special Term, entered in Ulster County, which granted respondent’s motion for substitution of attorneys and the fixation of appellant’s fees upon his filing of an appropriate affidavit of services rendered upon the termination of the action. Respondent does not deny that the appellant rendered legal services in the action but asserts that the retainer arrangement was on a contingent basis. The former attorney denies this but fails to state what his arrangement was with the plaintiff basing his opposition to the motion…