Legal Opinion
Evyan Perfumes, Inc. v. Hamilton
New York Supreme Court
Decided October 23, 1959PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtOwen McGivern, J.
This is a motion by plaintiffs to disqualify defendant’s attorneys herein upon the ground that they formerly represented plaintiffs.
Before considering the merits of the motion, the court must consider its jurisdiction to pass upon such a motion.
In Erie County Water Auth. v. Western N. Y. Water Co. (304 N. Y. 342 [1952], cert. denied 344 U. S. 892 [1952] defendants moved in the trial court, the County Court, to disqualify plaintiff’s attorney upon the ground that he had investigated related matters concerning defendants while he had been in the employ of the Public Service Commission. By a…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Laskey Bros. Of W. Va., Inc. v. Warner Bros, Pictures, Inc. (In Dissolution), Austin Theatre, Inc. v. Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. (In Dissolution)Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1955
- Consolidated Theatres, Inc. v. Warner Bros. Circuit Management Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1954
- Fisher Studio, Inc. And Robert v. Fisher, and David H. Isacson and Malkan & Isacson v. Loew's IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1956
- Erie County Water Authority v. Western New York Water Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1952
- Watson v. WatsonNew York Supreme Court · 1939
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Weinstock v. LongNew York Supreme Court · 1961