Marion B. Folsom, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare v. Eva G. McDonald Next Friend and Guardian Ad Litem of Annie Ruth McDonald a Child

This is an appeal by the United States from an order allowing attorneys’ fee from an amount determined to be due an infant plaintiff suing by a guardian ad litem with respect to social security benefits. No judgment for such fees was rendered against the United States and no question is raised with respect to the amount of the fees ordered to be paid from the sum awarded plaintiff. The government is not appealing from the judgment in favor of the plaintiff and neither the plaintiff nor her guardian ad litem are complaining of the awarding of fees to counsel from the judgment awarded her.

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