Case Name: In the Matter of the Petition of Charles L. Craig, Appellant. Alice M. Long, Respondent
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1917-01-23
Citations: 220 N.Y. 576
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of the Petition of Charles L. Craig, Appellant. Alice M. Long, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 220
Pages: 576–576

Head Matter:
In the Matter of the Petition of Charles L. Craig, Appellant. Alice M. Long, Respondent.
Matter of Craig (Long), 171 App. Div. 218, affirmed.
(Argued January 9, 1917;
decided January 23, 1917.)
Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered February 11, 1916, which reversed an order of the New York County Surrogate’s Court granting an application for the determination of an attorney’s lien and denied such application in a special proceeding instituted upon the petition of an attorney for the purpose of obtaining a determination of the value of professional services rendered to the respondent, Alice M. Long, and directing how the lien of the petitioner upon the share or interest of the respondent in the estate and property of Samuel Long, deceased, shall be enforced. The reversal by the Appellate Division was upon the theory that the lien asserted was for services rendered outside of any action or special proceeding.
Charles L. Craig and James R. Deering for appellant.
William M. Seabury for respondent.

Opinion:
Order affirmed, with costs; no opinion.
Concur: Hisoook, Ch. J., Collin, Ouddeback, Hogan, Oardozo and Pound, JJ. Absent: Chase, J.