GREENBERG v. BAR STEEL CONSTR. CORP.


22 N.Y.2d 210 (1968)

Max E. Greenberg et al., Appellants, v. Bar Steel Construction Corp., Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided June 5, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Emanuel Harris, Murray B. Trayman, Max E. Greenberg, Morton M. Bass, appellants in person, and Maurice Shire for appellants.

Leonard H. Bernstein, Harry H. Lipsig, Nicholas M. Pette and Joseph B. Castleman for respondent.

Chief Judge FULD and Judges SCILEPPI, BERGAN, KEATING, BREITEL and JASEN concur.


BURKE, J.

Plaintiffs are attorneys seeking to recover fees for services rendered pursuant to an alleged retainer agreement, which in fact was a typewritten letter from plaintiff Bass to Cedric Janien, president of defendant Bar Steel. Their complaint alleges that they were retained to both prosecute certain claims for Bar Steel against the Merritt-Chapman & Scott Corp., and to defend against counterclaims...

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