CAPPEL v. ADAMS

No. 29696 Summary Calendar.

434 F.2d 1278 (1970)

Carl CAPPEL, Ind., etc., et al., Plaintiffs, Johnny Splawn, Appellant, v. William Arnold (Bill) ADAMS et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 9, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Splawn, Jr., pro se; Splawn, Maner & Nelson, Lubbock, Tex., for appellant.

Holvey Williams, El Paso, Tex., for minor-appellees.

Before WISDOM, COLEMAN, and SIMPSON, Circuit Judges.


WISDOM, Circuit Judge:

The controversy here is over contingent attorney fees recoverable from the proceeds of a settlement and judgment in favor of an adult and three minor children. Johnny Splawn, the attorney representing the plaintiffs, appeals from an order of the district court reducing Splawn's fees from one-third to one-fifth for his services in representing the minors. We affirm.

On March 16, 1969, Carl Cappel was injured and his wife killed as a result...

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