Legal Opinion
Coons v. Kary
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 1, 1968No. Civ. 31575PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFleming, J.
In an action on a contingent fee contract for legal services in a divorce, attorney N. E. Youngblood’s assignee obtained judgment for $7,500 against Maria Anna Kary, the client for whom Youngblood secured the divorce. The background of the contract and its relationship to Mrs. Kary’s divorce are shown in the following chronology:
November 1959—Mrs. Kary separated from her husband, and, advised by other attorneys, entered a property settlement with him.
March 1960—Mrs. Kary, through the same attorneys, filed suit for divorce.
May 1960—Mrs. Kary replaced her original attorneys with Youngblood. For…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Theisen v. KeoughCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1931
- Ayres v. LipschutzCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1924
- Wiley v. SilsbeeCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1934
- Krieger v. BulpittCalifornia Supreme Court · 1953
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3Cited by2 opinions
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