Ward v. Donovan

Sears, J.:

The plaintiff, an attorney and counselor at law, on the 14th day of March, 1919, was retained by Frederick J. Donovan, then an infant, through his guardian ad litem, to prosecute a cause of action which Donovan claimed to have against the defendants New York Central Railroad Company and the Director-General of Railroads, for personal injuries arising out of a railway accident. A written contract was entered into between the plaintiff and the defendant Donovan, through his guardian, which contained the following language: “ The said Frederick J. Donovan agrees to and hereby does…