Arone v. Launders

In view of the decision in Matter of Pollock, 69 App. Div. 499 , 74 N. Y. Supp. 976 , I think I shohld remit the plaintiff to an action against his attorney. It has always been deemed that the court had the power and that it was its duty to summarily adjust such disputes between clients and their attorneys; but in that case the proceeding was dismissed on appeal, and the applicant remitted to his action. It cannot be that was done simply because the justice who heard the case remarked (as is there stated) in.rendering his decision after a full hearing, that no request had been made by the attorneys proceeded against to remit the applicant to an action, forgetting that such a request had been made and denied at the outset. It would be attributing to the appellate court a hypercriticism which cannot exist in the administration of justice without causing much injustice, to understand that it dismissed the proceeding because such a harmless remark was made. The record showed that a motion 'had been made on the return day of the order to show causé to remit the applicant to an action, and denied. What sort of justice would it be to throw the applicant out of court on appeal because when the justice who heard the case was on a later date rendering his final decision after a full hearing he had forgotten that he had been requested at the first hearing to remit the applicant to an action, and had denied the motion? It must be as

The application is therefore denied, and the plaintiff remitted to an action.