DellaGala v. Brown

OPINION OF THE COURT

Thomas A. Dickerson, J.

The plaintiff, Michael J. DellaGala (DellaGala), retained the defendant, Harvey Brown (Brown), an attorney admitted to practice law in the State of New York, to collect a debt owed to plaintiff arising from the sale of his business. After some negotiations a stipulation of settlement was entered into wherein the debtors were to pay DellaGala “$50,000 upon execution of *446the agreement, $100,000 by certified or bank check on or before March 15, 1997 and $75,000 in monthly installments of $1,866.38 for a period of four years” (defendant’s exhibit D). The…