Changaris v. Marvel

VAN DYKE, J. *

By this appeal the adult children of the deceased, Jesse J. Marvel, Sr., challenge the court’s distribution of the money paid by a defendant tortfeasor in a wrongful death action by way of compromise. James G. Changaris, an attorney, in behalf of five claimants, brought an action against the wrongdoer. The plaintiffs in that action were four surviving adult children of Marvel, Sr., and Alva Marvel, claiming as his widow. After payment of costs of litigation and attorney’s fees there remained in the hands of Changaris the sum of $29,317.39 to be distributed among the five…