Legal Opinion
Leon v. Martinez
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 7, 1994PublishedCited by 3,117 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Levine, J.
Plaintiffs brought this action against defendant Wilfredo Martinez and his attorneys to enforce plaintiffs’ claim of entitlement to a portion of the proceeds of the settlement of a personal injury action by Martinez against the Hertz Corporation. The complaint alleges that, before the settlement of Martinez v Hertz Corp., at the request of plaintiffs and in consideration for plaintiffs’ care of Martinez following his accident, defendant attorney Ira Futterman drafted an agreement between plaintiffs and Martinez which Martinez executed. The agreement, annexed to…
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