Legal Opinion
Robertson v. Hirsh
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided September 10, 1931PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWait, J.
No novel questions are argued in this case. It is recognized law that an attorney in dealing with a client, or a trustee in administering a trust, cannot make a secret profit at the expense of the client or cestui que trust. If such profit is made it must be accounted for, and the offending attorney or trustee will not be allowed to retain charges for services during the period of unfaithful administration. See Ball v. Hopkins, 268 Mass. 260, 269, 271, 272; Flynn v. Curtis & Pope Lumber Co. 255 Mass. 352, 356; Rolikatis v. Lovett, 213 Mass. 545; Little v. Phipps, 208 Mass. 331, 333, 334. The…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Little v. PhippsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1911
- Ball v. HopkinsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1929
- Rolikatis v. LovettMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1913
- Bliss v. ParksMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1900
- Gould v. EmersonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1894
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Hendrickson v. SearsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
- City of Boston v. DolanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1937
- Shulkin v. ShulkinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1938
- Irving M. Levin, Etc. v. David R. BerleyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1984
- Stoneham Five Cents Savings Bank v. JohnsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1936
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