Blackwell v. Finlay
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, Charles E. Finlay, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 10th day of November, 1919, on the verdict of a jury, and also from an order entered in- said clerk’s office on the 13th day of November, 1919, denying defendant’s motion to set aside the verdict and for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Laughlin, J.:
The plaintiff is an attorney and counselor at law and brought this action to recover for professional services rendered to the defendant. The retainer originally was under an express agreement for the performance of specified services for which plaintiff agreed that his charges should be within the limits of $1,000 as the minimum, and $2,500 as the maximum amount, and this was evidenced by a letter written by the plaintiff to the defendant on the 13th of December, 1916, and an answer thereto under date of December fifteenth, and a reply by the plaintiff under date of December…
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- Faber v. . City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1918
- Bradley v. McDonaldAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1913