Case Name: Issac Zagoory, Plaintiff, v. Maurice Fein, an Infant, by His Father and Natural Guardian, Milton Fein, et al., Defendants; Wallman & Wechsler, P. C., Appellant, v. Friedman & Friedman et al., Respondents
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1977-07-05
Citations: 58 A.D.2d 810
Docket Number: 
Parties: Issac Zagoory, Plaintiff, v Maurice Fein, an Infant, by His Father and Natural Guardian, Milton Fein, et al., Defendants. Wallman & Wechsler, P. C., Appellant, v Friedman & Friedman et al., Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 58
Pages: 810–810

Head Matter:
Issac Zagoory, Plaintiff, v Maurice Fein, an Infant, by His Father and Natural Guardian, Milton Fein, et al., Defendants. Wallman & Wechsler, P. C., Appellant, v Friedman & Friedman et al., Respondents.

Opinion:
In a negligence action in which plaintiff had been represented by three different attorneys, the firm of Wallman & Wechsler, P. C., appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County, dated June 8, 1976, which, after a hearing, fixed the fees of the respective attorneys. Order affirmed, without costs and disbursements. Special Term correctly held that the appellant law firm was bound by a stipulation between the plaintiff and the first and second attorneys who represented him. The stipulation created a lien in favor of the first attorney on the net amount which would be paid as attorneys' fees. Latham, J. P., Rabin, Titone and O'connor, JJ., Concur.