Legal Opinion
Lyman v. Campbell
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 22, 1950No. 10412_1PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WASHINGTON, Circuit Judge.
This appeal is by an attorney who seeks to establish and enforce an attorney’s lien. The record is meagre. Appellant’s description of the facts is as follows: “On April 29, 1946, five plaintiffs filed an action against the United States to recover an overpayment of Social Security taxes erroneously assessed and collected. The United States answered denying the overpayment. The plaintiffs were represented by the appellant, who entered into contingent fee arrangements with the plaintiffs. No counterclaim was filed by the United States. In November, 1948, the United…
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