Legal Opinion
In Re Coleman
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 8, 1937No. 243PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANTON, Circuit Judge.
The order appealed from grants the trustee’s motion to determine the amount of an attorney’s lien due to the bankrupt on a judgment he had recovered for a client, with directions that he pay the amount to the trustee. The bankrupt, an attorney at law, in March, 1933, commenced an action in the Supreme Court of Kings county on behalf of a client to recover damages for personal injuries. His retainer provided that he receive 40 per cent, of any recovery either by way of judgment or settlement; and no fee otherwise.
January 21, 1936, the bankrupt filed his voluntary petition…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Beecher v. Peter A. Vogt Manufacturing Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1920
- Page v. EdmundsSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- In re WrightCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1907
- Sargent v. . McLeodNew York Court of Appeals · 1913
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- In the Matter of Pacific Far East Line, Inc., Debtor. Joseph M. Alioto v. Official Creditor CommitteeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- Hudson v. WylieCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1957
- In the Matter of Laurence Semel, Bankrupt. Laurence SemelCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1969
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