American Federation of Tobacco Growers, Inc. v. Allen

This is an appeal in a proceeding ancillary to a suit under the Sherman Anti-Trust Act, 15 U.S.C.A. §§ 1 to 7, 15 note, fixing fees of counsel and directing their payment out of an amount which had been collected in compromise of the liability of defendant for damages and attorneys’ fees. The facts established by the testimony are fully stated in the findings of the court below and need not be repeated here. It is sufficient to say that after the filing of the opinion of this court in American Federation of Tobacco Growers v. Neal, 4 Cir., 183 F.2d 869, reversing the decision of the court…