New York Court of Appeals, 1979

In re the Dissolution of Peerless Sales Corp.

New York Court of Appeals · Decided November 15, 1979

48 N.Y.2d 778; 399 N.E.2d 951; 423 N.Y.S.2d 921; 1979 N.Y. LEXIS 2440

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Lampert v. Mahoney, Cohen & Co. (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 1995)

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Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Order modified, with costs to appellant, by granting the petition to enforce the lien and remitting the matter to the *780Supreme Court, Nassau County, for determination of the amount of the lien for the reasons stated in the dissenting opinion by Mr. Justice James D. Hopkins at the Appellate Division (68 AD2d, at pp 480-481); and, as so modified, order affirmed, noting only that section 475 of the Judiciary Law provides in part that "the lien cannot be affected by any settlement between the parties before or after judgment, final order or determination.”

Concur: Chief Judge Cooke and Judges Jasen, Gabrielli, Jones, Wachtler, Fuchsberg and Meyer.

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