Legal Opinion
Ruiz v. Jawonio, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 23, 2006Published
1Opinion of the Court
In an action to recover damages for personal injuries in which the plaintiffs former attorney, Stanley A. Tomkiel III, in effect, moved pursuant to Judiciary Law § 475 to apportion an attorney’s fee, John R. Eelligrew, the plaintiff’s present attorney, appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Coppola, J.H.O.), dated October 19, 2005, which, after a hearing, is in favor of Stanley A. Tomkiel III and against him in the principal sum of $17,942.77.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The appellant failed to object when the plaintiffs former attorney, in effect,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Cohen v. GraingerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
- Lawrence & Walsh, P. C. v. Rodi Sales Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994