Perrine v. Pennroad Corp.

Seitz, Vice-Chancellor.

This is the decision of the court with respect to certain petitions for allowances based on alleged compensable services rendered in the so-called Penn-road-Pennsylvania Railroad litigation. The court is also required to determine whether an alleged agreement between two of the attorneys—with respect to a division of their fees—is here enforceable.

Before entering into a discussion of the various petitions, I should like to point out that the right to compensation does not flow automatically from the performance of services in cases of this type, no matter how…