Epstein Reiss & Goodman v. Greenfield

Order, Appellate Term, First Department, entered June 2, 1983, which reversed an order, Civil Court, New York County (Tompkins, J,), entered September 30,1982, granting plaintiff partial summary judgment on its cause of action on an account stated, affirmed, with costs and disbursements. H Plaintiff, a law firm, was retained on August 11, 1981 by defendant *750and his brother to determine the status of the administration of their father’s estate. The retainer agreement provided that if plaintiff could not obtain the necessary information from the executors or their attorney it was to take the…