Opinion
January 12, 1998
Appeal from the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Doyle, J.).
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
The Supreme Court properly concluded that the nonparty respondents were discharged without cause, and therefore were entitled to recover compensation measured by the fair and reasonable value of the services rendered (see, Klein v. Eubank, 87 N.Y.2d 459; Matter of Cohen v. Grainger, Tesoriero Bell, 81 N.Y.2d 655; Lai Ling Cheng v. Modansky Leasing Co., 73 N.Y.2d 454, 457-458; Matter of Weitling, 266 N.Y. 184, 187; Clifford v. Pierce, 214 A.D.2d 697). We find no merit to the nonparty appellant's contention that the Supreme Court improvidently exercised its discretion in apportioning the attorneys' fee (see, Matter of Freeman, 34 N.Y.2d 1, 9; Lefkowitz v. Van Ess, 166 A.D.2d 556; Shrauger v. Shrauger, 146 A.D.2d 955, 956).
O'Brien, J.P., Joy, Friedmann and Goldstein, JJ., concur.