121 N.Y.S. 426 | N.Y. App. Div. | 1910
O’Neill, a lawyer, agreed in writing with Dora Friedman, the petitioner and respondent, to collect from the ¡Brooklyn Heights ¡Railroad Company damages to her and her two children on account of the death of her husband and their father. The contract stipulated that he should keep for his professional services one-half of' the sum collected. She was an ignorant, woman, and did not speak
Hirsohberg, P. J., Jenks and Bueb, JJ., concurred.
Order affirmed, with ten dollar's costs and disbursements.