Ennis v. Beers
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Appeal by the plaintiff from an order and decree of the Court of Probate for the district of Bridgeport disallowing a payment of $242 from the estate of his ward, made by him as guardian to himself as attorney, taken to and tried by the Superior Court in Fairfield County, Burpee, J.; facts found and judgment rendered confirming the action of the Court of Probate, from which the plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtHall, C. J.
On the 31st of March, 1909, the appellant, an attorney at law, was duly appointed guardian of Miss Nellie Shuster, a Russian girl about nineteen years of age.. A few days before such appointment the appellant was employed by Miss Shuster to collect damages from the Warner Brothers Company of Bridgeport, for an injury she had sustained while in their employ, and by the terms of his agreement of employment he was to receive for his services one half of such sum as he might recover. About April 14th, 1909, the appellant effected a settlement with the Warner Brothers Company by which he received…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Gregory v. LeeSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1894
- Barnes v. BarnesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1883
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