F & K Supply, Inc. v. Freeman

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Torraca, J.), entered January 18, 1996 in Ulster County, which denied plaintiff’s motion to vacate a default judgment entered against it.

Steven I. Gottlieb was employed by plaintiff as in-house counsel between August 8, 1994 and May 3, 1995 and, while so employed, apparently represented plaintiff in its litigation with defendant (hereinafter the underlying action). After Gottlieb left plaintiffs employ, he attempted to recoup certain sums allegedly owed to him—specifically, his final week’s salary and two weeks’ vacation pay (totaling $2,400),…