Hess v. Cohen
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the justice of the Eleventh District Court in favor of plaintiff for $20 damages, besides costs.
1Opinion of the CourtDaly, P. J.
The plaintiff seeks in this action to recover back the sum of $20 exacted by the defendant’s attorney under the following circumstances. As appears from the record and the plaintiff’s brief, the defendant was foreclosing a mortgage upon plaintiff’s premises, and plaintiff had arranged for a loan from a third party, who agreed to take, as security, an assignment of the defendant’s mortgage. Defendant agreed to malee the assignment and a meeting was arranged to carry out the transaction. Defendant was represented at the meeting by her attorney, who demanded, in addition to her principal,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Hackley v. HeadleyMichigan Supreme Court · 1881
- Flower v. . LanceNew York Court of Appeals · 1875
- Goebel v. LinnMichigan Supreme Court · 1882
- Britton & Hadley v. FrinkNew York Court of Appeals · 1847
3Cited by2 opinions
- Wourdack v. BeckerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1932
- Scheer-Ginsberg Realty & Construction Co. v. DevinAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1912