Legal Opinion
In Re Carmona
District Court, S.D. California
Decided December 23, 1963No. 140965PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BYRNE, District Judge.
On July 7, 1961, Bernard Duran Carmona, hereinafter referred to as Bankrupt, was injured while engaged in stevedoring operations on a certain ship owned by Matson Navigation Company, Inc.
In order to recover for his injuries he engaged the services of George E. Shib-ley and the law firm of Margolis & Mc-Ternan, and executed a retainer agreement. The agreement provided that counsel was to receive 30% of the net recovery if settled before preparation for trial and 37%% of the net recovery if settled after preparation. Pursuant to this agreement Bankrupt’s counsel filed a…
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