Legal Opinion
Connelly v. Motor Vehicle Accident Indemnification Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 4, 2002PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In an action to recover damages for wrongful death, Kerner and Kerner, the former attorney for the plaintiff, appeals, as limited by its brief, from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Hutcherson, J.), dated June 5, 2000, as, after a hearing, granted the motion of Eric H. Green, the plaintiff’s attorney, inter alia, to award it no fee in the action to the extent of awarding it only $750.
Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.
Where there is a fee dispute between outgoing counsel and incoming counsel, outgoing counsel may elect to receive…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Lai Ling Cheng v. Modansky Leasing Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1989
- Cohen v. Grainger, Tesoriero & BellNew York Court of Appeals · 1993
- Fernandez v. New York City Health & Hospitals Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- New York Central Mutual Fire Insurance v. DaleyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
- American Home Assurance Co. v. ChoudaryAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
3Cited by4 opinions
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- Benjamin E. Setareh, P.C. v. Cammarasana & BilelloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
- Byrne v. LeBlondNew York Supreme Court · 2004
- Wiggins v. KopkoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013