Cohn v. Howe
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Appeal from Municipal Court, Borough of Manhattan, Fifth District. Action by Louis Cohn against Alfred F. Howe. From a judgment for plaintiff, and from orders denying, a motion for new trial and overruling a demurrer, defendant appeals. Order on demurrer modified, judgment reversed, and new trial ordered.
1Opinion of the CourtPhilbin, J.
This action was brought to recover compensation for professional services alleged to have been rendered by the plaintiff to the defendant’s wife, Edith M. I-Iowe. The complaint sets up two causes of action. In the first is set forth the making of an order. in the Supreme Court in an action pending between the defendant and his wife,- in which the latter sued for separation. The order directed the payment by the defendant of the sum of $150 to the plain*449tiff herein as attorney for the wife for counsel fees. The second cause of action proceeds upon the theory that the legal services so rendered…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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- Kamman v. KammanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1915