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BELLI v. SHAW

No. 3658-8-III.

29 Wn. App. 875 (1981)

631 P.2d 980

MELVIN M. BELLI, Appellant, v. DONALD R. SHAW, ET AL, Respondents.

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division Three.

July 16, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James P. Hurley and Kurtz & Hurley, for appellant.

Walter B. Dauber, pro se, and John Gavin and Gavin, Robinson, Kendrick, Redman & Mays, for respondents.

McINTURFF, C.J.

Melvin Belli appeals from a judgment notwithstanding the verdict which involves a dispute over attorneys fees.

In the summer of 1959 Mr. Belli, a prominent California attorney, met with Wade Church, then Attorney General for Arizona, to discuss a libel action against Phoenix Newspapers, Inc. It was suggested by Mr. Belli that Peter Tonkoff, an attorney from Yakima, Washington, be associated with...

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