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BURNS v. STEWART

No. 42610.

188 N.W.2d 760 (1971)

Thos. F. BURNS, Appellant, v. LaRue Y. STEWART (Donna Rae Johnson, as admrx. c. t. a. of the estate of Harriet LaRue Y. Stewart, substituted for LaRue Y. Stewart), Respondent.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

May 28, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thos. F. Burns, pro se, and Alan Schunk, Minneapolis, for appellant.

Patrick F. Sullivan and Donna Rae Johnson, St. Paul, for respondent.

Heard before KNUTSON, C. J., and MURPHY, PETERSON, KELLY, and ODDEN, JJ.

OPINION

DONALD C. ODDEN, Justice.*

This matter is before the court on an appeal from a judgment dismissing plaintiff-appellant's claim for the reasonable value of attorney's services rendered on behalf of LaRue Y. Stewart.1 The dismissal was predicated on the trial court's conclusion that plaintiff had been retained in what amounted to a contingent fee arrangement in a divorce matter, such that under...

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