Case Name: Marine Midland Bank, N. A., Respondent, v. Benjamin G. Sprecher, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1991-01-22
Citations: 169 A.D.2d 544
Docket Number: 
Parties: Marine Midland Bank, N. A., Respondent, v Benjamin G. Sprecher, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 169
Pages: 544–545

Head Matter:
Marine Midland Bank, N. A., Respondent, v Benjamin G. Sprecher, Appellant.

Opinion:
Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Shirley Fingerhood, J.), entered January 23, 1990, which, on an assessment without a jury, awarded plaintiff counsel fees and disbursements in the amount of $19,711.09, unanimously affirmed, with costs.
The counsel fees awarded were fully justified by evidence submitted at the assessment hearing, where defendant had sufficient opportunity to cross-examine plaintiff's witness and challenge the computation. The fact that the fee was high in relation to the underlying judgment was a result of defendant's own extensive legal maneuverings, in what should
concededly have been a simple matter. Concur—Murphy, P. J., Carro, Wallach, Kupferman and Asch, JJ.