Tripp v. Mitschrich
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Western District of Oklahoma; John H. Cotteral, Judge. Petition by Plarry F. Tripp, trustee in bankruptcy for the estate of S. C. English, bankrupt, praying a re-examination of a fee received by Charles Mitschrich. The court reversed the action of the referee, holding that he had jurisdiction and that the fee was excessive, and the trustee appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
POPE, District Judge.
One S. C. English was a merchant at Law-ton, Okl. On December 20, 1910, his stock of merchandise was destroyed by fire. On December 23, 1910, he entered into a written contract with the appellee, Mitschrich, an attorney at law, to represent him in collecting the fire insurance on the destroyed stock. This insurance aggregated between $16,000 and $20,000, distributed among some eight companies. The contract allowed the attorney 30 per cent, of the amount collected if without suit and 50 per cent, of all claims collected by suit, and gave a Hen upon the proceeds for the…
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