HAMDALLAH v. WARLICK

D.C. Civ. App. No. 1994-108. T.C. Civ. No. 470-1993.

935 F.Supp. 628 (1996)

Daoud A. HAMDALLAH a/k/a David A. Hamdallah, Appellant, v. Diane Trace WARLICK, Esquire, Individually and Warlick & Quigley, P.C., Appellees.

District Court, Virgin Islands, Appellate Division, D. St. Croix.

Decided August 8, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald E. Russell, St. Croix, U.S.V.I., for Appellant.

Diane Trace Warlick, St. Croix, U.S.V.I., for Appellees.

Before: THOMAS K. MOORE, Chief Judge, District Court of the Virgin Islands; RAYMOND L. FINCH, Judge of the District Court of the Virgin Islands; and ISHMAEL A. MEYERS, Territorial Court Judge, Division of St. Thomas and St. John, Sitting by Designation.


OPINION OF THE COURT

PER CURIAM.

We address on appeal the question of whether the Territorial Court, in an attorney's fees matter, erred by finding an implied contract but at the same time making award on a quantum meruit basis. For the reasons stated herein, we affirm the lower court's finding of an implied contract and award of fees to the appellees.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

This appeal is from a judgment dated June 9, 1994, in favor...

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