Odell Knoshaug and Merrill Knoshaug v. Harold Arnold Pollman

VOGEL, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs-appellants brought this action to set aside and have declared null and void a certain deed to 8 mineral acres executed by them and given to the defendant-appellee as a contingent fee for legal services. Motion for summary judgment by the appellee was granted. This appeal followed.

Suit was originally commenced in the State District Court of North Dakota. Diversity of citizenship and the requisite amount prompted removal to the federal court.

From the pleadings and the depositions of the two appellants, the following facts, which formed the basis for the trial…