Legal Opinion
Hart & Trinen v. Surplus Electronics Corp.
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided November 21, 1985No. 84CA0266PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PIERCE, Judge.
This is an appeal by defendants, Surplus Electronics Corporation (Surplus), E. Neal Bonavia (Bonavia), and Michael J. Fingar (Fingar), from a trial court order denying them recovery of attorney fees against the plaintiff, Hart & Trinen. We affirm.
Hart & Trinen’s complaint in this action sought recovery of a contingency fee from defendants under a contract entered into by Hart & Trinen’s predecessor with Surplus for work performed in prosecuting a collection claim against a debtor of Surplus. That contract was drafted by defendant Fingar who was Surplus’ attorney. The complaint…
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- Morton v. Allied Stores Corp.District Court, D. Colorado · 1981
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