Legal Opinion
Matter of Cooper (Mccauley)
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 24, 1943PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Lehman, Ch. J.
The petitioner, Anne Cooper, was retained in August, 1940, by Mary A. Connolly, a resident of Eire, to act as her attorney in connection with any interest that Mary A. Connolly might have in the estate of her sister Bridget Monaghan, deceased, or in any trust fund established by Bridget Monaghan for her. As compensation for services rendered under that retainer, Mary A. Connolly agreed to pay to her attorney a sum equal to fifteen per cent of any money or property which might be received by her in settlement of her claims or in satisfaction of any judgment recovered by her.…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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- Robinson v. . RogersNew York Court of Appeals · 1924
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