Legal Opinion

Wardman v. Leopold

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided June 8, 1936No. 6636PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

VAN ORSDEL, Associate Justice.

Appellees, plaintiffs below, brought this action in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia for the purpose of establishing an equitable lien against a certain fund recovered under .a contract between them and appellant, Harry Ward-man, for the appointment of a receiver, and for general relief.

It appears that plaintiffs are accountants and tax specialists engaged in representing taxpayers before the Bureau of Internal Revenue. They are copartners, operating under the firm name of Leopold & Rindler. In 1924 Wardman consulted Rindler with reference to…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Old Colony Trust Co. v. CommissionerSupreme Court of the United States · 1929
  2. Hobbs v. McLeanSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
  3. STANTON v. Embrey, AdministratorSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
  4. National City Bank of NY v. HotchkissSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
  5. Barnes v. AlexanderSupreme Court of the United States · 1914

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. The Cherokee Nation, and Its Attorneys, Paul M. Niebell, Earl Boyd Pierce, George E. Norvell, and Dennis W. Bushyhead v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1966
  2. In Re the Estate of HoffmanSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1973
  3. District of Columbia Redevelopment Land Agency v. DowdeyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
  4. Elam v. Monarch Life Insurance Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
  5. Pittman v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1953

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