Legal Opinion
Orenstein v. Albert
New York Supreme Court
Decided July 17, 1963PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFrank S. McCullough, J.
Defendant moves for summary judgment in an action brought for an accounting of the plaintiff’s alleged share of fees received by the defendant from a certain estate. The plaintiff’s action is predicated upon an alleged “ joint venture agreement ” between the parties to share legal fees payable by the said estate.
The complaint alleges that on or about July 19, 1961 the executrices and trustees in the last will and testament of Adolf Mandel requested the plaintiff and defendant to act jointly as attorneys for the estate of said decedent and that plaintiff and defendant agreed to do so. It is…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Matter of TillmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1932
- In Re the Estate of MontgomeryNew York Court of Appeals · 1936
- Matter of KrooksNew York Court of Appeals · 1931
- Clark v. RobinsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1937
- In re the Accounting of HarveyNew York Surrogate's Court · 1951
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3Cited by6 opinions
- In Re MatisUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. New York · 1987
- In re the Arbitration between Silverberg & SchwatzAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
- Krimsky v. LombardiNew York Supreme Court · 1974
- Mau v. Woodburn, Forman, Wedge, Blakey, Folsom & HugNevada Supreme Court · 1964
- Orenstein v. AlbertAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1964
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