Legal Opinion
Taft v. Amsel
Connecticut Superior Court
Decided February 24, 1962No. File 107114PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDevlin, J.
In this action the plaintiff, a New York attorney, seeks to recover compensation for legal services rendered defendants, husband and wife. He is not a member of the bar in this state. Their meeting grew out of a former family relationship and the fact that they were summer neighbors in Westport, Connecticut. The services were primarily rendered in this state and dealt with freight transportation problems concerning which the defendant Edward Amsel was well versed. The first problem is the capacity in which the services were rendered. The plaintiff contends they were strictly legal services…
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