Sheets v. Sheets

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York

Sheets v. Sheets

47 A.D.2d 734, 368 N.Y.S.2d 459, 1975 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 9003

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York·Decided March 18, 1975·Published

Opinion

Order and judgment (one paper) of Supreme Court, New York County, entered September 6, 1974, inter alia, directing defendant to pay a counsel fee of $10,000, unanimously modified, on the law and on the facts, without costs and without disbursements, to the extent of reducing said award to $5,000. On the record before us we agree with Special Term that $10,000 is a reasonable fee for the services rendered by plaintiff’s attorney, including the services rendered on this appeal. However, since plaintiff paid her attorney the sum of $5,000 (plus disbursements of $863.92), the award was excessive to the extent indicated. (Cf. Kann v. Kann, 38 A D 2d 545.) Concur — Markewich, J. P., Murphy, Tilzer, Capozzoli and Lynch; JJ.

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Order and judgment (one paper) of Supreme Court, New York County, entered September 6, 1974, inter alia, directing defendant to pay a counsel fee of $10,000, unanimously modified, on the law and on the facts, without costs and without disbursements, to the extent of reducing said award to $5,000. On the record before us we agree with Special Term that $10,000 is a reasonable fee for the services rendered by plaintiff’s attorney, including the services rendered on this appeal. However, since plaintiff paid her attorney the sum of $5,000 (plus disbursements of $863.92), the award was excessive to the extent indicated. (Cf. Kann v. Kann, 38 A D 2d 545.) Concur — Markewich, J. P., Murphy, Tilzer, Capozzoli and Lynch; JJ.

Sheets v. Sheets, 47 A.D.2d 734, 368 N.Y.S.2d 459, 1975 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 9003 (N.Y. Ct. App. 1975).

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