Federal Land Bank of Springfield, Massachusetts v. Ambrosano

Appeal from that part of a judgment of the County Court of Schoharie County (Lament, J.), entered June 18, 1981, which in a mortgage foreclosure proceeding, awarded plaintiff attorneys’ fees of $6,000. The issue on this appeal is whether County Court erred in awarding plaintiff attorneys’ fees in the amount of $6,000 rather than $27,441, the amount actually incurred by plaintiff. Plaintiff commenced this mortgage foreclosure action in February, 1980. Defendant Ambrosano’s answer admitted his default in payment on the bond and mort*731gage and the amount due, but asserted affirmative defenses…