Becker v. Julien, Blitz & Schlesinger, P. C.

OPINION OF THE COURT

Edward J. Greenfield, J.

Defendants move for an order granting them summary judgment in this action for attorneys’ malpractice and for dismissal of the complaint. The complaint alleges that the defendants were retained by written agreement on March 15, 1974 and April 5, 1974, to prepare and try a contract action by plaintiff against the Zale Corporation in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, which was an action for commissions. The action was settled during trial on May 8, 1975, with plaintiff agreeing to accept the sum of $45,000 in…