Order unanimously modified and, as modified, affirmed, without costs, in accordance with the following memorandum: The principal question raised on this appeal is whether an attorney's charging lien created by section 475 of the Judiciary Law takes precedence over a bank's security interest in the underlying money judgment. The factual background is undisputed. In 1971, Effective Communications West, Inc. (ECW), and BOCES entered into a contract under which ECW was to construct...
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