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Ashman v. Schecter

Court of Appeals of Maryland

Decided October 2, 2001No. [No. 2, October Term, 1950.]PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtDelaplaine, J.

Louis S. Ashman, a member of the Baltimore bar, brought this suit under the Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act, Code Supp. 1947, art. 31A, § 1 et seq., to obtain a declaratory decree and an injunction in order to protect an alleged attorney’s lien for legal services rendered for a former client, Mrs. Sally Sheeter.

The original bill of complaint, filed in the Circuit Court No. 2 of Baltimore City on June 1, 1948, alleged that Mrs. Sheeter engaged complainant in 1945 to represent her in her domestic disputes with her husband, Solomon K. Sheeter, and that she agreed to pay him a minimum fee of…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Matter of HeinsheimerNew York Court of Appeals · 1915
  2. Robinson v. . RogersNew York Court of Appeals · 1924
  3. Fillmore v. WellsSupreme Court of Colorado · 1887
  4. Scott v. KirtleySupreme Court of Florida · 1933
  5. Andrews v. MorseSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1838

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Attorney Grievance Commission v. KerpelmanCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1980
  2. St. Joseph Hospital v. QuinnCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1966
  3. Reddick v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1957
  4. Consolidated Construction Services, Inc. v. SimpsonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2002
  5. Rhoads v. SommerCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2007

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