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RIGGS, FERRIS & GEER v. LILLIBRIDGE

No. 248, Docket 27814.

316 F.2d 60 (1963)

RIGGS, FERRIS & GEER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Harrison LILLIBRIDGE, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit.

Decided April 10, 1963.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Freehill, of Hill, Betts, Yamaoka, Freehill & Longcope, New York City (Edward R. Koch, William F. Suglia, and Gerard F. Norton, Jr., of Hill, Betts, Yamaoka, Freehill & Longcope, New York City, on the brief), for defendant-appellant.

Peter M. Brown, of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, New York City (Jacquelin A. Swords and Robert L. Beerman, of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, New York City, on the brief), for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CLARK and WATERMAN, Circuit Judges, and ANDERSON, District Judge.

CLARK, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff, a firm of lawyers practicing in New York City, brought this action in the court's diversity jurisdiction to recover the fair and reasonable value of legal services rendered to defendant by Trafford, a senior partner in the plaintiff firm.1 Liability was conceded, the only issue being the value of the services. Plaintiff's final bill was for $35,000, although it made a written offer to settle for $25,000...

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