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Owen v. Dudley & Michener, 217 U.S. 488 (1910)
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Owen v. Dudley & Michener, 217 U.S. 488 (1910)
Owen v. Dudley & Michener No. 142 Argued April 7, 8, 1910 Decided May 16, 1910 217 U.S. 488
ERROR TO THE COURT OF APPEALS
OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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In this case, a contract made by the attorney of record with associate counsel for professional services to be paid out of fees in an Indian litigation in the Court of Claims construed, and, although the contract provided that, in case the fee were not provided for by legislation, but had to be proved, each party should prove his fee independently, held that, as the attorney of record had collected without legislation the entire fee originally contemplated and allowable, he must account for the amount so collected by him and pay the associate counsel the amount agreed under the contract.
31 App.D.C. 177 affirmed.
The facts, which involve the construction of a contract for legal fees, are stated in the opinion.
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Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Owen v. Dudley & Michener, 217 U.S. 488 (1910). cited in 1910, 217 U.S. 488. Original Sources, retrieved 24 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=8GAPAPFEE4ZE2AW.
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