Legal Opinion
James Morrow, Jr. v. Waldo Spiess and Modrall, Seymour, Sperling, Roehl & Harris
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided August 19, 1965No. 7900_1PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BREITENSTEIN, Circuit Judge.
In this dispute over attorneys’ fees the district court gave appellees (the attorneys) summary judgment for $16,-526 against Morrow (the client) and he has appealed.
The client hired the attorneys to represent him in a dispute arising out of a contract for the purchase by him of New Mexico ranch properties from one West-brook. The sale was not completed because of title defects. The client desired to recover a $5,000 option payment made by him, to defeat a claim asserted by Westbrook because of the client’s failure to complete the purchase, and to obtain damages…
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