Legal Opinion
Perkins v. Guaranty Trust Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 3, 1939PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtCallahan, J.
Guy Hughes Riegel, appellant, was the attorney for one Idonah Slade Perkins in an action entitled “ Eugene A. Perkins, Plaintiff, v. Guaranty Trust Company of New York and Idonah Slade Perkins, Defendants.” He served as attorney during part of the litigation brought against her. During the pendency *252of the litigation against Mrs. Perkins she discharged Mr. Riegel as her attorney. He brought a proceeding under section 475 of the Judiciary Law to have his compensation fixed. In that summary proceeding an order was made at Special Term fixing Mr. Riegel’s hen at $12,500. Mrs. Perkins then…
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- Baumwald v. Two Star Laundry Service, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1932
- Baumwald v. Two Star Laundry Service, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1932
- Perkins v. Guar. Tr. Co. of N.Y., PerkinsNew York Court of Appeals · 1938
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