Legal Opinion
Grimes v. Chrysler Motors Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 17, 1977No. 147, Docket 77-7247PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Per curiam
The instant appeal arose from a dispute about the distribution of settlement funds in a personal injury action, Grimes v. Chrysler Motors Corp., Civil No. 73-986 (S.D.N.Y., settled Feb. 17, 1977). The case was settled with court approval after several days of trial.
The Grimes suit was before the federal court on the basis of diversity jurisdiction. 28 U.S.C. § 1332.
Appellee, Morris Hirschhorn, was attorney of record in the Grimes litigation; appellant, Jerome Edelman, was trial counsel. On March 2, 1977, before all of the settlement ■ checks had been received, Edelman commenced a suit in…
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