Skinner v. Busse
New York Supreme Court
Action by an attorney to establish a lien, for professional services rendered in actions, on proceeds of judgments therein.
1Opinion of the CourtSteckler, J.
The plaintiff, an attorney and counselor at law» was employed by defendant’s testator to foreclose mortgages held by him on two pieces of real property, and the agreed compensation was the costs, disbursements and allowances in the two actions if the property was bought by an outsider, or a fee equal to the amount of the costs, disbursements and allowances as taxed if the property was bought in by the mortgagee.
Pursuant to the contract the plaintiff commenced the foreclosure suits and proceeded therein until the mortgagee became entitled to judgment. Before judgment was entered in either…
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