Legal Opinion
Paris v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 7, 1947No. Civ. 29-263PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIFKIND, District Judge.
Petitioners are attorneys for the plaintiffs in this action which is a class suit wherein a decision has been rendered after trial before Judge Mandelbaum awarding judgment in favor of the plaintiffs and establishing the rights of the class they represent. By this petition they seek to have the court award them counsel fees out of the fund which they claim to have created. A brief statement of the facts is necessary to frame the questions which arise in the consideration of the petition.
Prior to September 18, 1942, petitioners performed legal services in behalf of a…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Trustees v. GreenoughSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
- Central Railroad & Banking Co. of Ga. v. PettusSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
- United States v. Equitable Trust Co. of NYSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Commissioner of Insurance v. Massachusetts Accident Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1945
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Powell v. Pennsylvania Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1959
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