Croker National Fire Prevention Engineering Co. v. Harlem French Cleaning & Dyeing Works, Inc.

Plaintiff sues for “ services rendered in connection with an appeal,” and it appears that the services consisted in substance of the successful preparation and argument of an appeal from an order of the fire department of New York city to the board of standards and appeals, for which, under a written agreement between these parties, a percentage fee is claimed to be due.

Upon the trial, defendant rested upon plaintiff’s testimony, and asked for dismissal upon the ground that the claim and agreement was for the rendition by a corporation of legal services, and, therefore, violative of section…