Plaintiff, Lincoln First Bank, N. A., is seeking an additional allowance (CPLR 8303, subd [a], par 1) and attorneys' fees along with the default judgment in a mortgage foreclosure proceeding.
Generally speaking, counsel fees are not recoverable from an adverse litigant in the absence of an agreement for payment or a statutory provision therefor. (Matter of Singer v Korda & Co.,
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