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65 Misc. 177

Baker v. Blum

Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · decided 1909-11-15

<p>Attorney and client — The vocation — Liability for costs — Improper conduct.</p> <p>Upon vacating an order for the examination of the judgment debtor in proceedings supplementary to execution, the court has no authority to impose costs against the attorney for the judgment creditor personally.</p>

Decided 1909-11-15

Seabury, J.

¶1The order appealed from vacates an order for the examination of the judgment debtor in proceedings supplementary to execution, with twenty dollars costs to be paid personally by the attorney for the judgment creditor.

¶2The court was without authority to impose costs against the attorney personally.

¶3The order is modified by striking out the provision directing the attorney for the judgment creditor to pay twenty dollars costs and, as modified, is affirmed, without costs.

¶4Gildersleeve and Lehman, JJ., concur.

¶5Order modified, and, as modified, affirmed, without costs.

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