Stein v. Shaw

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Vanderbilt, C. J.

The plaintiff, an attorney at law, entered into a verbal agreement with the defendant to institute a suit in her behalf for the recovery of damages for personal injuries allegedly sustained by another’s negligence. Under this agreement the plaintiff was to receive one-third of any recovery. "He instituted suit and opened negotiations for a settlement, both of which were pending at the time he was disbarred from the practice of law for reasons not connected in anywise with the prosecution of the defendant’s suit. After the plaintiff’s…