CITY OF DETROIT v. GRINNELL CORP.

Nos. 316, 1202 and 1203, Dockets 76-7252, 76-7253 and 76-7254.

560 F.2d 1093 (1977)

CITY OF DETROIT et al. v. GRINNELL CORPORATION et al., Bay Fair Shopping Center, Exxon Corporation, Friendswood Development Company, International Lubricant Corporation and Shell Oil Company, Claimants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided August 30, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gordon B. Spivack, New York City (Lord, Day & Lord, Herbert Brownell, Thomas D. Brislin, New York City and David Berger, P.A., David Berger and H. Laddie Montague, Jr., Philadelphia, Pa., of counsel), for class representatives-appellees.

Robert E. Hebda, Washington, D.C. (Howrey & Simon, William Simon and G. Joseph King, Washington, D.C., of counsel), for class members-claimants-appellants.

Before CLARK, Associate Justice, and MOORE and MULLIGAN, Circuit Judges.


MOORE, Circuit Judge:

This is the second appeal taken by class members-claimants Bay Fair Shopping Center, et al. ("appellants") from an award of counsel fees to David Berger, Esq. and his law firm, David Berger, P.A. ("appellee").1 The fees were awarded for work appellee performed in obtaining a common settlement fund for three national classes of plaintiffs in a suit brought against the Grinnell Corporation, et al. In the...

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