SHAW v. MFRS. HANOVER


68 N.Y.2d 172 (1986)

Leonard Shaw, Appellant, v. Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company et al., Defendants. Fuchsberg & Fuchsberg, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided October 14, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Thomashower for appellant.

Irwin M. Berg for respondent.

Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges MEYER, SIMONS, ALEXANDER, TITONE and HANCOCK, JR., concur.


KAYE, J.

A contingent fee retainer agreement, on a form supplied by counsel, "to prosecute or adjust" a client's personal injury claim, with no provision regarding the advance of litigation expenses is — in the context of the present case — unclear, and will be read most favorably for the client. Here we conclude that, so construed, the retainer agreement ended upon an adverse judgment following...

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