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JOYCE v. SCOTT

No. 14552.

265 F.2d 369 (1959)

Robye M. JOYCE, individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of Edward M. Joyce, deceased, Appellant, v. Byron N. SCOTT, Creditor, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided March 19, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Thomas J. Pearson, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Mr. Richard A. Mehler, Washington, D. C., with whom Messrs. George J. Goldsborough, Jr., and Charles P. Hovis, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before PRETTYMAN, Chief Judge, and FAHY and DANAHER, Circuit Judges.

DANAHER, Circuit Judge.

Appellant is the widow and Administratrix of the Estate of her late husband, Edward M. Joyce. Appellee is an attorney who claimed the status of a creditor of the Estate on account of legal services rendered to Joyce in the prosecution of his suit arising from his allegedly unlawful discharge from federal employment in 1953. As Joyce's widow, appellant received $20,479.41 "on account of salary due Edward M. Joyce as an employee of the Small...

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