LAW v. MACKIE


373 Pa. 212 (1953)

Law v. Mackie, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

March 23, 1953.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Earl G. Harrison, with him C.P. O'Malley, John W. Bour, James W. Scanlon, Wm. A. Schnader and Schnader, Harrison, Segal & Lewis, for appellant.

Will Leach, with him John R. Lenahan and Leach & Lenahan, for appellee.

Before STERN, C.J., STEARNE, JONES, BELL, CHIDSEY and ARNOLD, JJ.


OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE CHIDSEY, March 23, 1953:

This case unfortunately has its origin in a dispute between members of the bar over a fee. The fee, in the amount of $125,000, was received by the defendant, Matthew D. Mackie, during the existence of a partnership between Mackie, who was the senior partner, and the plaintiff, Raymond T. Law, the junior partner. Defendant claimed that the fee was not a partnership asset but was earned solely by and belonged exclusively...

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