DUNN v. EICKHOFF


35 N.Y.2d 698 (1974)

Yvonne Dunn et al., Appellants, v. Arthur Eickhoff et al., Respondents.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided October 8, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry Edelstein for appellants.

Thomas R. Newman and Benjamin H. Siff for respondents.

Chief Judge BREITEL and Judges GABRIELLI, JONES, RABIN, STEVENS and WITMER concur; Judge WACHTLER dissents and votes to reverse in a separate opinion.


MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, without costs, on the majority opinion at the Appellate Division, with the following added comments: The disbarment of a lawyer creates no "nullities", the person involved simply loses all license to practice law, that is, to hold himself out as a lawyer or to receive compensation for legal services. As for the infant plaintiff, he is generally bound, with...

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