Borgia v. City of New York

This is an application by the attorneys for the plaintiffs to have their compensation fixed in the infant’s case at 50% of the recovery. They claim that they performed such unusual and outstanding services that such a percentage is justified. With their characteristic industry they have submitted a 63-page affidavit setting forth in detail the items of services they rendered and the time and effort they expended, as well as citations to the effect that where the services are unusual the court may fix the compensation above the *925schedule set forth in rule IY (subd. [5], par. [d]) of the Special…