BELLI v. SHAW

No. 48084-2.

98 Wn.2d 569 (1983)

657 P.2d 315

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

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

January 13, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel U. Smith and Kurtz & Hurley, by James P. Hurley, for petitioner.

John Gavin and Rodney K. Nelson (of Gavin, Robinson, Kendrick, Redman & Mays, Inc., P.S.), for respondents.


PEARSON, J.

Plaintiff Melvin Belli appeals a Court of Appeals decision affirming a judgment notwithstanding the verdict in his action for attorney fees. Plaintiff brought this action in 1977 against defendants, partners in a Yakima law firm, claiming $50,000 in attorney fees pursuant to a fee agreement allegedly made in 1959 with J.P. Tonkoff, a former partner in the Yakima firm. The jury awarded plaintiff $50,000, but the trial court entered judgment notwithstanding...

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