OPINION OF THE COURT
MAZZARELLI, J.P.
On this appeal we must determine whether attorneys who have been discharged in an action, and who have unsuccessfully attempted to collect their fee from counsel who replaced them and settled the case, may sue the defendant in the underlying matter directly. And, because the City of New York is the defendant in the underlying action, we must also decide whether plaintiff here was required, as a prerequisite, to file...
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