Capek v. DeVito

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania December 1, 1999

Capek v. DeVito, 559 Pa. 385 (Pa. 1999)

740 A.2d 1142; 1999 Pa. LEXIS 3580

Consideration, Matter, Nigro

Opinion of the Court

*386 ORDER

PER CURIAM.

AND NOW, this 1st day of December, 1999, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is hereby GRANTED to address:

Whether the lower courts erred in awarding summary judgment precluding a lawyer the right to claim a fee under a contingency fee agreement that included the language “no recovery no fee,” where the fee agreement also specifically provided for recovery of a fee under the doctrine of quantum meruit.

Justice NIGRO did not participate in the consideration or decision of this matter.

Reference

Full Case Name: John CAPEK, Esquire v. Jennifer DeVITO
Status: Published