Legal Opinion
Morgan v. United States
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 2, 1955PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAWSON, District Judge.
This is a motion for an order directing that attorneys’ fees and disbursements in the sum of $226 be paid to Ramey & MeKelvey, attorneys for plaintiff and the petitioners herein, pursuant to Sec. 475 of the Judiciary Law of the State of New York, McKinney’s Consol.Laws, c. 30.
Petitioners represented the plaintiff in an action against the United States for personal injuries, which was finally settled for $1,000. Judgment was entered on April 30, 1954, in the sum of $1,026, D.C., 123 F.Supp. 794. The government refuses to pay any part of the judgment on the ground that it…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Herlihy v. Phoenix Assurance Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1948
- Malman v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1953
- Morgan v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1954
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- United States of America, ex rel Don Hanks v. Amgen Inc.District Court, E.D. New York · 2022