Legal Opinion
Vincent B. Welch v. Robert W. Sherwin
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided February 8, 1962No. 16312PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAZELON, Circuit Judge.
This is a suit for an attorney’s fee of $12,718.41 based upon a written contract under which defendants, members of the Creditors’ Committee of an insolvent corporation, “assume[d] responsibility for payment of plaintiff’s fees * * * regardless of any arrangement the Creditors’ Committee may have or may obtain for reimbursement.” After trial, without .jury, the District Court found that a discussion between the parties which preceded execution of the contract led the defendants to understand “that in signing the agreement they would be technically liable for attorney’s…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Willard v. TayloeSupreme Court of the United States · 1870
- Brawley v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- John P. Van Ness, and Marcla His Wife v. The Mayor, Aldermen, and Board of Common Council of the City of Washington, and the United States of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1830
- Shankland v. Mayor of WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1831
- Selden v. MyersSupreme Court of the United States · 1858
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Jerome S. Murray v. Irving S. LichtmanCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1964
- Systems Incorporated, a Florida Corporation, Plaintiff-Respondent v. Bridge Electronics Company, Inc., a New Jersey CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1964
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