Case Name: Diana Belais, Plaintiff, v. Karlan & Bleicher, Inc., and Others, Defendants. In the Matter of the Application for an Order Substituting Miller, Owen, Otis & Bailly as Attorneys for Plaintiff in Place and Stead of David Batt and Fixing and Determining the Lien and the Reasonable Fees of David Batt, Made by Diana Belais, Appellant, against David Batt, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1938-12-02
Citations: 255 A.D. 946
Docket Number: 
Parties: Diana Belais, Plaintiff, v. Karlan & Bleicher, Inc., and Others, Defendants. In the Matter of the Application for an Order Substituting Miller, Owen, Otis & Bailly as Attorneys for Plaintiff in Place and Stead of David Batt and Fixing and Determining the Lien and the Reasonable Fees of David Batt, Made by Diana Belais, Appellant, against David Batt, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 255
Pages: 946–947

Head Matter:
Diana Belais, Plaintiff, v. Karlan & Bleicher, Inc., and Others, Defendants. In the Matter of the Application for an Order Substituting Miller, Owen, Otis & Bailly as Attorneys for Plaintiff in Place and Stead of David Batt and Fixing and Determining the Lien and the Reasonable Fees of David Batt, Made by Diana Belais, Appellant, against David Batt, Respondent.

Opinion:
Order modified by reducing the amount of the lien of respondent to the sum of $1,000 for his fees and $200 for disbursements, which is to include not only accountant's fees to be paid by respondent but all other expenditures, with a credit to appellant for the sum of $500 heretofore paid, leaving a balance of $700 as the net amount of respondent's lien, and, as so modified, affirmed, with twenty dollars costs and disbursements to the appellant. No opinion. Present — Martin, P. J., O'Malley, Townley, Dore and Cohn, JJ.; Dore, J., dissents and votes to modify to the extent of referring all issues, including the issue as to the retainers, to an official referee to hear and report with his opinion, the determination of this appeal to be held in abeyance pending referee's report.— Settle order on notice.