No questions of fact were considered on this appeal. In our opinion, under the circumstances of these cases wherein the former attorney seeking compensation does not have a charging lien and the judgments in the actions have been satisfied, he can only seek recovery by way of a plenary action against the attorney substituted for him (cf. Shatzkin v. Shahmoon,
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