New York Court of Appeals
In the Matter of Terijon Weitling, Respondent. Julian A. Gregory, Copartners Under the Firm Name of Gregory…
January 22, 1935266 N.Y. 184
Summary
The Court held that attorneys retain a lien for the reasonable value of services rendered, even under a contingent fee retainer, and cannot be compelled to surrender case papers without payment absent a finding of misconduct; consequently it reversed the Appellate Division and Special Term orders and remanded for a proper hearing on the lien.