Leonard Johnson & Sons Enterprises, Ltd. v. Brighton Commons Partnership

Order insofar as appealed from unanimously reversed on the law with costs, motion granted and order dismissing plaintiffs’ causes of action vacated. Memorandum: Plaintiffs’ attorney obtained a court order, dated July 14, 1989, granting him permission to withdraw as plaintiffs’ counsel and awarding an attorney’s lien of $3,000. Although they were notified of the motion, plaintiffs did not appear. In August 1989, a copy of the order was served upon Leonard Johnson, an officer of both corporate plaintiffs, but he was not served with a notice to appoint another attorney. When plaintiffs failed to…