Webb v. Oxley

John E. Oxley, appellee, a Montgomery County attorney, was retained by John C. Webb and his wife, Helen H. Webb, appellants, to represent them in a land condemnation proceeding filed against the Webbs by the United States Government in the District Court of the United States for the District of Maryland in December, 1955. The record shows that Mr. Oxley is a reputable lawyer of 35 years’ experience in general practice, including extensive trial work. He testified that he agreed to represent the Webbs after assuring himself that the Webbs’ previous attorney was “no longer in the case”, and had…