The Archive · 1922

A Contingency Fee Dispute

Interesting Case in U. S. Court:

Lawyers Awarded G $1,500 against a Client Judgement was given in the U.S. altering a passport.

Nelson and: Court on Saturday in the case in Hickey were each sentenced to im-! which Messrs. Rodger & Haskell prisonment for one year from; sued Mr. A. Tilton Steele to re-September 92, 1922, in Bilibid! cover under an agreement that the Prison, Manila, and Armstrong to former should receive a contingent one year in Bilibid for forging a./fee in the event of success in a cheque and to one year and three case in which they had been en-months for altering a passport, the! gaged to represent defendant. In sentences to run successively. giving his decision, his Honour pronouncing sentence the ' Judge Lobingier said: Judge said that he considered the!

The plaintifis constitute a firm prisoners to have. been to a con-of attorneys practising in this; siderable extent the victims of cir-jurisdiction' for some years past: cumstances and for this reason and' and previously in other jurisdic-in view of their previous good re-' tions. In 1919 they were eniploycords he was giving the minimum sentences,

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