Legal Opinion
Laryssa Elder, Individually, and as Administratrix of the Goods, Chattels and Credits of Alfred Elder, Deceased v. Metropolitan Freight Carriers, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 16, 1976No. 75-2424PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
WEIS, Circuit Judge.
This appeal challenges a district court’s authority to enforce its rule regulating con*515tingent fees in tort actions. We hold that its premature order of dismissal in a wrongful death action did not deprive the court of power to enforce compliance with its fee schedule. Nor was it required to accede to a fee higher than allowed by the rule but approved by a state court which had no jurisdiction over the negligence case. Accordingly, we affirm.
On October 3, 1972 a truck owned by defendant Metropolitan Freight Carriers, Inc. crossed the center line of a…
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