PAOLILLO v. AMERICAN EXPORT ISBRANDTSEN LINES, INC.

Nos. 66 Civ. 1737, 68 Civ. 1154, 68 Civ. 2604.

305 F.Supp. 250 (1969)

Salvatore PAOLILLO, Plaintiff, v. AMERICAN EXPORT ISBRANDTSEN LINES, INC., Defendant.

United States District Court S. D. New York.

October 14, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Klein & Sterling, New York City, for plaintiff; Benjamin B. Sterling, New York City, and Emanuel Hirschberger, New York City, of counsel.

Haight, Gardner, Poor & Havens, New York City, for defendant; Hollis M. Walker, Jr., New York City, of counsel.

Rolnick, Ezratty & Huttner, New York City, formerly for plaintiff; Bernard Rolnick, New York City, of counsel.


OPINION

MacMAHON, District Judge.

This is an application by Rolnick, Ezratty & Huttner for an order fixing their fee for services rendered by them in the above case. The matter is the usual one, attorneys working on a contingent fee who were discharged and other attorneys substituted to complete the case.

The applicable principles are few and not difficult to apply. The client always has the right to discharge his attorney, even without cause...

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