When defendant-appellant, an attorney, was originally retained by one Cook in 1962 to prosecute an action in behalf of the latter's infant child against the City of New York, he employed plaintiff-respondent to assist him. When defendant was later ousted by the client and signed a stipulation substituting attorney Schreiber for himself, he retained no lien. He now claims that, by agreement between his successor, and trial counsel Julien and himself, he is entitled to sole...
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