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WELCH v. SHERWIN

No. 16312.

300 F.2d 716 (1962)

Vincent B. WELCH, Appellant, v. Robert W. SHERWIN et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided February 8, 1962.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. John A. Kendrick, Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. E. Tillman Stirling, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellant.

Mr. Mark P. Friedlander, Washington, D. C., with whom Messrs. Mark P. Friedlander, Jr., and Blaine P. Friedlander, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellees.

Before EDGERTON, BAZELON and FAHY, Circuit Judges.

BAZELON, Circuit Judge.

This is a suit for an attorney's fee of $12,718.41 based upon a written contract under which defendants, members of the Creditors' Committee of an insolvent corporation, "assume[d] responsibility for payment of plaintiff's fees * * * regardless of any arrangement the Creditors' Committee may have or may obtain for reimbursement." After trial, without jury, the District Court found that a discussion between the parties which preceded execution...

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