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NOWELL v. DICK

No. 24975.

413 F.2d 1204 (1969)

Ames NOWELL, Appellant, v. Alexander C. DICK, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied October 28, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles O. Shields, Anderson, Henley, Shields, Bradford & Pritchard, Dallas, Tex., for appellant.

William A. McKenzie, Allen Joe Fish, McKenzie & Baer, Dallas, Tex., for appellee.

Before JONES and COLEMAN, Circuit Judges, and CHOATE, District Judge.

COLEMAN, Circuit Judge:

Ames Nowell appeals from a judgment against him for attorney fees. We affirm the judgment of the District Court.

In April, 1964, Ames Nowell, a Texas resident, engaged Alexander Dick, a New York lawyer, to perform certain legal services regarding a Connecticut suit in which Nowell's wife sought a legal separation. Nowell's original counsel had previously withdrawn from the case.

At the time Dick was retained by Nowell, he was...

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