James M. Morrissey, Plaintiffs-Appellees-Appellants v. Martin Segal and Leon Karchmer, Defendants-Appellants-Appellees, Joseph Curran

LUMBARD, Circuit Judge:

These appeals and cross-appeals question an order of the Southern District which apportioned responsibility for at*124torneys’ fees incurred by the defendants during the course of this extended litigation arising out of the wrongful payment of pension funds to certain ineligible employees of the National Maritime Union (“NMU”). A summary of the events which have so far transpired is necessary to an understanding of the positions pressed on these appeals.

In 1952, the NMU established a trust fund to provide for the pension of its officers. The underlying action, commenced in…