Legal Opinion
Thomas Gray v. Joseph J. Brunetti Construction Co., Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided April 24, 1959No. 12659PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KALODNER, Circuit Judge.
Defendant, Joseph J. Brunetti Construction Co., Inc., a New Jersey corporation, engaged in construction of apartment houses, appeals from a judgment rendered by the District Court of New Jersey in favor of plaintiff, Thomas Gray, Washington, D.C. attorney and resident of Virginia.
The judgment was in an action based on a written contract for legal services entered into by the parties which provided for payment of a fixed fee of $12,000, not in controversy, and a contingent fee of $13,000.
The case is one in federal court by reason of diversity. It was tried to a jury. At…
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