ROBINSON v. ROBINSON

Civ. A. No. 11348.

80 F.Supp. 397 (1942)

ROBINSON v. ROBINSON.

District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia.

June 11, 1942.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

B. V. Lawson, Jr., of Washington, D. C., for plaintiff.

Joel D. Blackwell, of Washington, D. C., for defendant.


ADKINS, Justice.

In this case the attorney appointed to defend seeks to recover his fee by way of contempt proceedings.

Defendant Milton Robinson was duly served with process but failed to appear and Mr. Blackwell was appointed as attorney to defend under section 982 of the 1901 Code, now section 16 — 418 of the 1940 Code.

This section provides that an attorney so appointed shall receive such compensation for his services as the court may determine...

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