Legal Opinion
Maddox v. Fidelity Investment & Title Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 5, 1962No. 8461PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
L. RICHARDSON PREYER, District Judge.
The plaintiff Maddox, an attorney, established an attorney-client relationship in April, 1954, with the defendants Shroyer. Plaintiff had defendants Shroyer execute three contracts of employment and various other documents purporting to protect plaintiff’s fees for professional services. When plaintiff failed satisfactorily to conclude their legal difficulties in a reasonable time, defendants Shroyer discharged him in September, 1956. Plaintiff subsequently filed this suit in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland.
The ease was tried…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Lavender v. KurnSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Maddox v. District Supply, Inc.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1960
3Cited by5 opinions
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