Legal Opinion
Nick C. Spanos v. Skouras Theatres Corporation, Theatre & Cinema, Inc., Philhamboro, Inc., Youngstown Theatre Corporation and Modern Playhouses, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 2, 1966No. 29430_1PublishedCited by 108 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LUMBARD, Chief Judge:
The principal question for decision is whether an out-of-state attorney can recover for legal services rendered in an antitrust suit in a New York federal court when he has not been admitted to the bar of New York State or of the federal court.
Defendants, Skouras Theatres and inter-related companies, appeal from a judgment in a diversity suit in the Southern District Court awarding Nick C. Spanos $89,606.29 as additional fees for legal services performed from 1953 to 1958 in connection with an antitrust suit instituted by the defendants in the Southern District Court, and…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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3Cited by108 opinions
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