Legal Opinion
Crowley v. Wolf
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 11, 1939PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHubbs, J.
Appeal by permission of the Court of Appeals from a judgment of the Appellate Division which unanimously affirmed a judgment of the trial court dismissing the complaint at the end of the plaintiff’s case, on the merits.
The action is by an attorney to recover for professional services either the contract price or on quantum meruit.. The defendant is the surviving spouse of Charles W. Wolf who died October 28, 1931, leaving a will bequeathing to the widow a trust fund of $100,000, a house and its contents valued at $30,052.40; and property in Keene Valley, New York, valued at $23,082.65. His…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Matter of TillmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1932
- In Re the Estate of MontgomeryNew York Court of Appeals · 1936
- Holmes v. . EvansNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Andrewes v. . HaasNew York Court of Appeals · 1915
- State ex rel. Ryan v. MillerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1918
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Campagnola v. MulhollandNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
- Teichner v. W & J Holsteins, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1985
- Shaw v. Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1986
- Matarrese v. WilsonNew York Supreme Court · 1952
- Jacobson v. SassowerAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1983
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