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McNEARY v. AMERICAN CYANAMID CO.

No. 51146-2.

105 Wn.2d 136 (1986)

712 P.2d 845

KAY McNEARY, ET AL, Plaintiffs, v. AMERICAN CYANAMID COMPANY, ET AL, Defendants, DANIEL F. SULLIVAN, Appellant, ERROL K. KANTOR, ET AL, Respondents.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

January 16, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edwards & Barbieri, by Malcolm L. Edwards and Catherine Wright Smith, for appellant.

Sweet, Dussault, Neff & Gibbs, P.S., and John W. Sweet, for respondents.

UTTER, J.

This case arises from a dispute between two law firms over division of a contingent fee paid for their successful efforts on behalf of Kay McNeary in a personal injury case. Although the two law firms entered into a retainer agreement intending to divide the work and the fee equally, one firm tried the case and performed almost all of the work necessary for trial. The Seattle firm of Daniel F. Sullivan appeals from a trial court ruling declaring the fee...

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