Legal Opinion
Collins v. Martzell, Thomas & Bickford
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 28, 1991No. 89-3830PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Circuit Judge:
The district court divided a contingent fee between two attorneys, doing so on a quantum meruit basis, awarding John R. Martzell and his law firm of Martzell, Thomas & Bickford, 85% of the fee and Charles L. Collins the remaining 15%. Collins appealed; Martzell cross-appealed. For the reasons assigned, we affirm.
Background
The instant attorney fee dispute arose out of the effort by Cheryl Fusselman to recover damages for the death of her husband in a maritime accident. Mrs. Fussel-man was referred to Collins by their common pastor. At that time Collins was working as a…
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