Manganaro v. H. J. R. Realty Corp.

Two orders of the Supreme Court, Kings County, both dated March 8, 1967, each in a respective one of the actions, reversed, on the law, without costs, and motions by respondent-appellant dismissed, without prejudice to the commencement of a plenary action. No questions of fact were considered on this appeal. In our opinion, under the circumstances of these eases wherein the former attorney seeking compensation does not have a charging lien and the judgments in the actions have been satisfied, he can only seek recovery by way of a plenary action against the attorney substituted for him (cf.…