Shaw v. Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co.

New York Court of Appeals · Decided 1986-10-14

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OPINION OF THE COURT Kaye, J. A contingent fee retainer agreement, on a form supplied by counsel, "to prosecute or adjust” a client’s personal injury claim, with no provision regarding the advance of litigation expenses is — in the context of the present case — unclear, and will be read most favorably for the client. Here we conclude that, so construed, the retainer agreement ended upon an adverse judgment f…

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