Legal Opinion
Daley v. Daley
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 13, 1997PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Milonas, J. P.
The issue presented to us on this appeal is whether the attorneys’ charging liens as to the proceeds of the defendant husband’s recovery in an action against his former employer take precedence over the lien as to the same proceeds expressly given to the plaintiff wife pursuant to the parties’ settlement agreement and divorce judgment, where the same attorneys represented defendant at various times in both actions.
At the outset, it is necessary to our analysis to set forth an account of defendant’s legal representation in both the employment litigation and…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- People v. KeeffeNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- Lmwt Realty Corp. v. Davis Agency Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1995
- Mtr. of City of New York (Usa Coblentz)New York Court of Appeals · 1959
- Marsano v. State Bank of AlbanyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1967
- Marsano v. State Bank of AlbanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1969
3Cited by5 opinions
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- Greenfield, Stein & Senior, LLP v. Daley (In Re Daley)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1998
- In re City of New YorkNew York Supreme Court · 2005
- In Re JosephUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Connecticut · 2005