McCally v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co.

247 F.Supp. 444 (1965)

C. Thomas McCALLY, Plaintiff,

v.

HARTFORD ACCIDENT & INDEMNITY CO., Defendant.

Civ. A. No. 3970-62.

United States District Court District of Columbia.

March 15, 1965.

Philip J. Lesser, Washington, D. C., for plaintiff.

Cornelius H. Doherty, Washington, D. C., for defendant.

HOLTZOFF, District Judge.

This is an action tried without a jury to recover counsel fees under the following circumstances. The plaintiff is an assignee of a law firm in this city of which Mr. Ceasar Aiello was the managing partner at the time in question, and is now the managing partner. The firm was retained…