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WATSON v. PIETRANTON

No. 17193.

364 S.E.2d 812 (1987)

William E. WATSON, Frank Cuomo, Jr., Raymond A. Hinerman, William T. Fahey, and Fred Risovich, II, d/b/a Barnes, Watson, Cuomo, Hinerman & Fahey v. Dolores K. PIETRANTON, Executrix of the Estate of Frank A. Pietranton.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Concurring Opinion December 18, 1987.

Rehearing Denied February 3, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Landers P. Bonenberger, Wheeling, for Watson et al.

Jolyon W. McCamic, Robert P. Fitzsimmons, Wheeling, for Pietranton.

BROTHERTON, Justice:

Dolores K. Pietranton, as executrix of the estate of her deceased husband, Frank A. Pietranton, an attorney, appeals a summary judgment in which the Circuit Court of Hancock County held that the deceased attorney's fee agreement with another attorney was void as against public policy because the fee agreement violated DR2-107 of the West Virginia Code of Professional Responsibility.

Frank A. Pietranton practiced law for many years in the...

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