Achrem v. Expressway Plaza Ltd. Partnership

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• observing that there is a distinction \between assigning the rights to a tort action and assigning the proceeds from such an action\
• explaining that the rights to a tort action are not assignable
• affirming restitution order in favor of county social services and state welfare departments since agencies were analogous “to a guardian acting on behalf of the children”
• noting with approval that some jurisdictions allow assignment of the proceeds of a tort action where the assignor retains control of the action
• “[Wjhen a client assigns rights to the proceeds of a tort action to a creditor, those proceeds no longer belong to the client”
• \Points or contentions not raised in the original hearing cannot be maintained or considered on rehearing.\

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).