Legal Opinion
Bershtein, Bershtein & Bershtein, P.C. v. Nemeth
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided February 25, 1992No. 14348PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCovello, J.
This is an action for breach of contract that involves a successor attorney’s alleged agreement to pay the reasonable value of prior counsel’s legal services. The issues presented on appeal are: (1) whether there was any evidence of an express agreement by successor counsel to pay the reasonable value of prior counsel’s services; and (2) whether successor counsel’s acceptance of a case creates an implied in law contract to pay the reasonable value of prior counsel’s services. We agree with the trial court that there was no evidence of an express agreement to pay for prior counsel’s services…
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