Legal Opinion
Law Offices of Ronald v. DeCaprio v. Boncoeur
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 2, 2015No. 2014-05163PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In an action to recover fees for legal services rendered, the defendant appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Rockland County (Garvey, J.), dated March 31, 2014, which, after a nonjury trial, is in favor of the plaintiff and against him in the principal sum of $13,499.08.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.
In reviewing a determination made after a nonjury trial, the power of the Appellate Division is as broad as that of the trial court, and this Court may render the judgment it finds warranted by the facts, bearing in mind that in a close case, the trial court had the…
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