Legal Opinion
Gair v. Peck
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 28, 1959PublishedCited by 108 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtVan Yoobhis, J.
This is an appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division, Third Department, affirming a summary judgment in favor of plaintiffs, entered upon an order of the New York County Special Term. The appeal in the Appellate Division was transferred to the Third Department by the First Department. The judgment under review is a declaratory judgment, determining that the Appellate Division, First Department, lacked power to adopt a rule relating to “ Contingent Fees in Claims and Actions for Personal Injury and Wrongful Death.”* The record on appeal discloses that in *102recent years contingent fee…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- People Ex Rel. Karlin v. CulkinNew York Court of Appeals · 1928
- Dunn v. Hudson River Electric Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1912
- In the Matter of the Application of Henry W. CooperNew York Court of Appeals · 1860
- Ford v. . HarringtonNew York Court of Appeals · 1857
- Randall v. . PackardNew York Court of Appeals · 1894
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3Cited by108 opinions
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- Shaw v. Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1986
- State v. BaileySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
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