Blunt v. Northern Oneida County Landfill
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
— Judgment unanimously reversed on the law without costs and new trial granted, in accordance with the following memorandum: Plaintiffs, owners of a dairy farm, commenced this action seeking to recover for property damages and personal injuries allegedly caused by pollution from defendants’ nearby landfill. Plaintiffs’ attorney was permitted to withdraw prior to the trial and the trial court fixed his attorney’s charging lien in the amount of $16,166.66 representing one third of a settlement offer rejected by plaintiffs, based upon a contingent fee agreement. By letter dated June 12, 1987,…
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