Case Name: NIEMANN v. COLLYER
Court: New York Supreme Court, General Term
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1893-07-28
Citations: 24 N.Y.S. 516
Docket Number: 
Parties: NIEMANN v. COLLYER.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's New York Supplement
Volume: 24
Pages: 516–517

Head Matter:
NIEMANN v. COLLYER.
(Supreme Court, General Term, Second Department.
July 28, 1893.)
Attorney and Client—Compensation.
Where an attorney is called into important unfinished litigation, to succeed distinguished counsel, who have failed to satisfy the client, it -cannot be said that the matters were trivial, and not worthy of compensation.
Appeal from judgment on report of referee.
Action by James P. Memann against George B. Collyer to recover for professional services rendered by plaintiff as an attor nev. From a, judgment in favor of plaintiff, defendant appeals.
Affirmed.
Argued before BARNARD, P. J., and DYKMAN and PRATT, JJ.
McMahon & Handley, (Dennis McMahon, of counsel,) for appellant.
James P. Niemann, (Benjamin W. Downing and Augustus N. Weller, of counsel,) for respondent.

Opinion:
PRATT, J.
We do not find any valid exceptions. Only a question of fact is involved, viz. the value of plaintiff's services. The referee has large experience, and his findings are sustained by the evidence. The plaintiff was called into important unfinished litigations, to succeed very distinguished counsel, who had failed to satisfy the client, tinder such circumstances, it cannot be successfully contended that the matters were trivial, and not worthy of compensation. Judgment affirmed, with costs.