Johnson v. Ravitch
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by Alfred 0. Cowan, former attorney- for the plain tiff, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the Kings County Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Kings on the 9th day of March, 1906, substituting other attorneys in his.stead, fixing the amount of his compensation and making it a first lien upon any recovery by the plaintiff.
1Opinion of the Court
Gaynor, J.:
The relation of attorney and client is One of the highest trust and confidence, and it is therefore the unquestioned rule that'a client may change his attorney at will, cause or no .cause.
This action is to recover damages for personal injuries by negligence, and the superseded attorney for the plaintiff brought- it finder *811an agreement with her that he was to receive 50 per cent, of any sum recovered by settlement or judgment. The cause was at issue and on the calendar of the Supreme Court in Kings county for trial. The practice of that court (well known to the bar) is to have a…
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