Legal Opinion
Brown v. Sachs (In Re Brown)
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided January 24, 1986No. 17-56005PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
RAY REYNOLDS GRAVES, Bankruptcy Judge.
Debtor is an attorney whose practice includes litigation in the area of personal injury. In 1974, Debtor allegedly engaged the services of Defendant Sachs to assist him as an expert on medical matters in an ongoing case. Defendant took as payment seven percent (7%) of any legal fees realized by Debtor. Subsequently, the case ended and the legal fees were collected, but Sachs was allegedly never paid.
On April 25, 1978, Defendant sued Debt- or in Wayne County Circuit Court for approximately…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Brown v. FelsenSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- In Re John Houtman and Gladys Irene Houtman, Bankrupts. John Houtman and Gladys Irene Houtman v. Edgar F. Mann and Edna M. Mann, Creditors-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by42 opinions
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