Order unanimously modified and, as modified, affirmed, with costs to appellant, and matter remitted to Supreme Court, Monroe County, Fritsch, J., for further proceedings in accordance with the following memorandum:
It is well settled that at common law an attorney has a retaining lien upon his client's papers in his possession which entitles him to retain the papers until his claim for services is paid. An attorney may not be required to relinquish the papers in his...
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