Legal Opinion
Scheuermann v. Shamas
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided October 8, 1957No. 57-123PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARROLL, CHAS., Chief Judge.
This is an appeal by both of the parties to a divorce suit, challenging the fee allowed by the circuit court to an attorney who represented the wife during the first part of the suit.
The appellee Shamas acted as the attorney for the appellant Elizabeth M. Scheuermann, in the suit for divorce which she filed against her husband on November 1, 1954. She dispensed with his services after the case became at issue, but before trial.
On the attorney’s motion, the court fixed his fee, allowing him $7,500, which the court required the plaintiff wife to pay to him at that…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Atwell v. AtwellSupreme Court of Florida · 1933
- Connolly v. ConnollySupreme Court of Florida · 1956
- Pace v. PaceSupreme Court of Florida · 1930
- Bartlett & Sons Co. v. Pan-American Studios, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 1940
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Pavey v. PaveyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1959
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