BAUMIS v. GEN. MOTORS CORP.


102 A.D.2d 961 (1984)

Karen R. Baumis, as Executrix of Charles F. Baumis, Jr., Deceased, Plaintiff, v. General Motors Corporation et al., Defendants; John S. Hall, Appellant, and Ronald L. Newell, Respondent

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Third Department.

June 21, 1984


¶ In 1974, plaintiff retained attorney John S. Hall to prosecute a wrongful death action against defendants General Motors Corporation and Bruce Buick, Inc., stemming from an accident in which her then husband was killed. Hall's retainer provided for a one-third contingent fee. Subsequently, plaintiff moved to have Ronald L. Newell substituted for Hall as her attorney. When this motion was granted, the attorneys entered into...

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