Legal Opinion
United States v. Jacobs
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided November 6, 1959No. Civ. No. 7459PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMSEN, Chief Judge.
Covington & Burling, of Washington, D. C., and Piper & Marbury, of Baltimore, Md., the attorneys who represented Jacobs through most of the trial of this action, have asserted liens for attorneys’ fees and expenses against a check for $20,072.91, payable to the order of Jacobs, which is now in the possession, custody and control of this court. The check represents the proceeds of the judgment which Jacobs recovered on a counterclaim against the United States.
Jacobs had entered into a research and development contract with the Bureau of Ordnance of the Department of the…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Sprague v. Ticonic National BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Michaelson v. United States Ex Rel. Chicago, St. P., M. & OR Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Goodrich v. . McDonaldNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- United States v. Equitable Trust Co. of NYSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Donald H. Jacobs, Doing Business as the Jacobs Instrument Company v. J. Millard Tawes, Comptroller of the Treasury, State of MarylandCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1957
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Brewer v. The School Board Of The City Of Norfolk, VirginiaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1972
- Strachan Shipping Company v. Tom Melvin and Ponce Cement CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
- United States v. JacobsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1961
- Sanborn v. WagnerDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1973
- Gelley v. Astra Pharmaceutical Products, Inc.District Court, D. Minnesota · 1979
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