Craig v. City of New York

The plaintiff sues for the reasonable value of his services as a lawyer, rendered to the defendant at its special instance and request, as special counsel for the city of New York between *276March 19, 1928, and September 12, 1929, in certain so-called transit litigation involving the maintenance of the five-cent fare as an obligation of the defendant’s and transit company’s contract.

Issue was joined in this action by the service of defendant’s answer on November 4, 1929. On November 14, 1929, plaintiff served a notice of trial. No demand for a jury trial was served by the plaintiff at the time…