Yuengling v. Betz
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, John F. Betz, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the New York Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 11th day of December, 1900, granting upon terms an order for the substitution of attorneys for the defendant. .
1Opinion of the Court
O'Brien, J.:
The appellant, John F. Betz, was made defendant in eight suits, in which he retained a firm of lawyers to appear for him. The attorneys interposed an answer in seven, of the actions and tried one. In the eighth they simply entered a notice of appearance. None of the answers interposed contained a counterclaim. Mr. Betz became dissatisfied with his attorneys for some reason, and, after unsuccessfully endeavoring to have them consent to a substitution of other attorneys, made a motion for substitution and for an order directing the attorneys to deliver up all his papers in their…
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