Kellogg v. Winchell
District Court, District of Columbia
Appeal from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. Suit by Sherman Kellogg against Fred A, Winchell and others for the construction of a trill. From a decree dismissing the bill, complainant’s attorney appealed in complainant’s name. On motion by complainant, through another attorney, to strike the brief and dismiss the appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
SMYTH, Chief Justice.
Mr. Sherman Kellogg, the appellant, on April 19, 1919, entered into a written contract with Mr. Edmond C. Fletcher, a practicing attorney, by which the latter was authorized to *746commence and prosecute such suits, actions, and proceedings as he might think proper to protect the interests of Kellogg in the estate of his brother, William Pitt Kellogg, who had died in this District some time before, and which provided that Fletcher was to receive for his services a-sum equal to 50 per cent, of any amount obtained by his client, either directly or indirectly, through his…
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