Legal Opinion
Bermant v. Keveney
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Decided January 7, 1915PublishedCited by 1 opinion
Appeal from Municipal Court, Borough of Manhattan, Seventh District. Action by Jacob W. Bermant, doing business under the firm name of Skinner .& Bermant, against Mary S. Keveney. From a judgment of the Municipal Court in favor of defendant, plaintiff appeals. Reversed, and judgment directed for plaintiff.
1Opinion of the CourtDelany, J.
The complaint alleges damages for a breach of contract in the sum of $229.87. The defendant’s answer thereto was a general denial. The action was brought by Jacob W. Bermant, an attorney, to recover his agreed compensation under a written contract which was to this effect:
“I, the undersigned, the owner of premises No. 1522-1524 and 1526 Second avenue, New York City, for myself, my heirs, executors, and administrators, do hereby retain Skinner & Bermant as my attorneys to protect my rights appurtenant to said property against the forceful or other taking of the same, and to prosecute and…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Carlisle v. BarnesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905
- Carlisle v. BarnesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905
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- Bermant v. KeveneyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1915