Spence v. Bode
New York Supreme Court
Appeal by the defendants from a judgment in favor of the plaintiff, rendered in the Municipal Court of the city of New York, first district, borough of Manhattan, upon an agreed statement of facts.
1Opinion of the CourtSeabury, J.
This is an appeal by the defendants from a judgment rendered in favor of the plaintiff. The judgment was entered upon the decision of a justice, upon the submission of an agreed state of facts. The decision of the case turns upon whether, under the following clause in the contract between the plaintiff’s assignors and the defendants’ testator, the plaintiff’s assignors.were entitled to recover for disbursements necessarily incurred in their client’s behalf. The clause referred to is as follows: “ We, the undersigned, jointly and severally hereby hire and employ Black, Olcott, Gruber & Bonynge…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Badger v. CellerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1899
3Cited by4 opinions
- In re the Estate of MucciniNew York Surrogate's Court · 1983
- Hampton v. RosenheimAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1915
- In re the Estate of LatourelleNew York Surrogate's Court · 1932
- Lazarus, Michel & Lazarus v. VeazeySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1922