Ryan v. Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern New York
Action by Joseph Ryan, an infant, by his guardian ad litem, Margaret Ryan, against the Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Com.; pany. On proceedings for the distribution of a settlement for injuries to an infant.
1Opinion of the Court
CHATFIELD, District Judge.
A perfectly proper settlement of this actipn was consummated as the trial was about to be started. The plaintiff’s attorney and his counsel had conducted the case ably, and the defendant was relieved by the settlement from a possibly large recpvery, if the plaintiff could establish its legal liability under the statutes of the state where the accident occurred. A further payment for witnesses’ fees (agreed upon by the parties as to amount) was also made. Both the plaintiff and the plaintiff’s attorney are entitled to be repaid their actual disbursements out of that…
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