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Haino v. Brooklyn & Queens Transit Corp.

258 A.D. 1065 Court N.Y. App. Div. Decision date 1940-02-07 English

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Stella Haino, Respondent, v. Brooklyn and Queens Transit Corporation and James Houlihan, Defendants. Samuel Rubin, Attorney, Appellant.

Order providing for substitution of attorney in an action to recover damages for personal injuries modified by striking from the second ordering paragraph the words “ in the sum of $200.00 ” and substituting therefor the words “in a sum equal to 15%.” As so modified the order, in. so far as appealed from, is affirmed, without costs. The original attorney waived in open court his right to have Ms compensation fixed on a lump sum basis. Lazansky, P. J., Carswell, Johnston, Adel and Close, JJ., concur.