MAGIDA v. CONTINENTAL CAN COMPANY


176 F.Supp. 781 (1956)

Paul MAGIDA, a stockholder of the Vulcan Detinning Company, etc., Plaintiff, v. CONTINENTAL CAN COMPANY, Defendant.

United States District Court S. D. New York.

September 6, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Morris J. Levy, New York City, for plaintiff (petitioner herein).

Mark F. Hughes, New York City (Willkie, Owen, Farr, Gallagher & Walton, New York City, and Vincent R. Fitzpatrick and H. Bartow Farr, Jr., New York City, of counsel), for defendant Continental Can Co.

Lawrason Riggs, New York City, Riggs, Ferris & Geer, New York City, for defendant Vulcan Detinning Co.


RYAN, Chief Judge.

Following affirmance of the judgment for plaintiff in right of the Vulcan Detinning Company (awarding profits plus interest in a Section 16(b) suit) plaintiff's attorney has filed a petition for an allowance for his services in the amount of $23,500 or 50% of the fund recovered including interest and for reimbursement of $431.51 expenses advanced by him.

He has submitted, and its accuracy is not disputed, a detailed account of the services...

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