Legal Opinion
Plunkett & Cooney, Pc v. Capitol Bancorp Ltd
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided July 25, 1995No. Docket 159094PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMarkman, J.
Capitol Bancorp Ltd. (hereafter defendant) appeals as of right from a judgment awarding plaintiff Plunkett & Cooney, P.C. (Plunkett) $36,924.33 plus costs, interest, and attorney fees as compensation for legal services rendered. This appeal concerns a dispute over whether Plunkett is entitled to legal fees for services rendered by John Sharp, a former Plunkett attorney, while he was employed by the firm. We reverse.
Sharp, while affiliated with Plunkett, first met with defendant’s president, Joseph Reid, in 1988. The meeting was engendered by a request from Reid to a senior Plunkett…
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