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Bryant v. Hand

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided July 26, 1965No. 20828PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Day.

The validity of a contingent fee contract between an attorney and his client is the question presented by this writ of error.

We will refer to the plaintiff in error as the client and to the defendant in error as the attorney. The attorney brought suit for the unpaid portion of the contingent fee and also asking the court for specific performance of payments to be made in the future.

The judgment for the fees owed is affirmed, but the order providing for the specific performance is set aside and held for naught.

The contract provided for payment to the attorney of a sum…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Estes v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  2. Thomas v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  3. In Re Hearings Concerning Canon 35Supreme Court of Colorado · 1956
  4. Estes v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  5. Rupp v. CoolSupreme Court of Colorado · 1961

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Hartman v. FreedmanSupreme Court of Colorado · 1979
  2. Brody v. HellmanColorado Court of Appeals · 2007
  3. Matter of King Resources Co.District Court, D. Colorado · 1982
  4. City of Wheat Ridge v. CervenySupreme Court of Colorado · 1996
  5. Olsen and Brown v. City of EnglewoodSupreme Court of Colorado · 1995

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