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Green v. Green

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Feb 1, 1991
170 A.D.2d 1026 (N.Y. App. Div. 1991)

Opinion

February 1, 1991

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Ontario County, Wesley, J.

Present — Callahan, J.P., Doerr, Green, Lawton and Davis, JJ.


Order and judgment unanimously reversed on the law with costs and motion dismissed. Memorandum: Supreme Court mistakenly concluded that the motion to fix attorney's fees was for enforcement of an attorney's charging lien under section 475 Jud. of the Judiciary Law. The motion papers made no mention of a lien or of any fund upon which a lien would attach. Moreover, the court's judgment was personal in nature whereas a lien proceeding is in rem.


Summaries of

Green v. Green

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Feb 1, 1991
170 A.D.2d 1026 (N.Y. App. Div. 1991)
Case details for

Green v. Green

Case Details

Full title:HARRY GREEN, Appellant, v. MARIA L. GREEN, Defendant. HARRIS, BEACH…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department

Date published: Feb 1, 1991

Citations

170 A.D.2d 1026 (N.Y. App. Div. 1991)
566 N.Y.S.2d 170