Legal Opinion
Mary Jane Schmidt, as Trustee of the Revocable Living Trust of Harry J. Hoenselaar v. C. Vincent Zazzara and John H. Kirk, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 12, 1976No. 75-2285PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUNIWAY, Circuit Judge:
Zazzara and Kirk appeal from an order awarding certain attorney’s fees to Mary Jane Schmidt. 1 We affirm.
Schmidt brought a patent infringement action in the district court against Zazzara, Kirk, and various other parties. Two weeks before the scheduled trial date, which was December 17,1974, Zazzara and Kirk initiated extensive settlement negotiations with counsel for Schmidt. Kirk is an attorney, and purported to act for all defendants, for whom he was attorney of record. On December 10, an “Agreement for Settlement of Lawsuit and Mutual General Release” was signed by…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Sprague v. Ticonic National BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
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- Corcoran v. Columbia BroadcastIng System, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1941
- Charles D. Ashcroft and Milton A. Engle v. Paper Mate Mfg. CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by29 opinions
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