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McCARTHY v. SANTANGELO

137 Conn. 410 (1951)

LEON MCCARTHY v. CARRIE SANTANGELO

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided January 9, 1951.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William L. Hadden, with whom were James O. Shea and, on the brief, Clarence A. Hadden, for the appellant (defendant).

William B. Fitzgerald, for the appellee (plaintiff).

BROWN, C. J., JENNINGS, BALDWIN, INGLIS and O'SULLIVAN, JS.

O'SULLIVAN, J.

This action was brought to recover the reasonable value of legal services. The facts are not in dispute.

The plaintiff is an attorney at law. On March 15, 1946, he was engaged by the defendant to institute a divorce action on her behalf and to take steps to safeguard the financial interests of herself and her children. It was agreed that his compensation would be one-third of any alimony which the court might award. The plaintiff first attempted...

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