Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-02-27
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FORTUNES RECEIVED FOR SERVICES
RENDERED In LITIGATION.


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*Ei,r fees arr. common i'm will r,.es Int
ollovaure, In, thc courts ol estates arr
now United to * 600 81 side Thosn
wore lnlcvnu dovs FOR the LAWYERS vino,
the .uIrnr,to couId div,da Ihn rstot,
amtrr fine Uput Iulu,.l Of thp Inv ltuNiO ~
the IitI,r,nt. IN dom In thn IN. I'm VIII
case , fnv vr1rs ,,rn thn l,vv,rs r,t nnt
only tho estate INN or,i,-n, IGi, thn
widow in drht after sr,Iin,r her ,.lothns in
the Parish will case Charlie, O't ouor re-.
cciyed a small fortune In the Hardin
will case John X. Porter rot. believe.
about SIS. coo. lie represented the claim
of ilr all.urd widow Henry NicoI has
CHARGED Il, high AS SjUO 4 dnv. ,,corre
Ticknor turtis had such a biz bin in one
of the celebrated indin ruhhrr cases that
he charged :. COZ for mnlliur if ont
MANY bic fees have brcn received nv
naten, i.,w, "rs Professor Morse snent y
fortune in the courts dcfcndinr his first
pateuts but he rot if NIL bncl; in fine valur
of the r..cnls EVERY inyrntion of i'm.
portaucr has rost its inventor or owner
dearly for local service Siunol instances
of ms fact have been seen in fine vulranic
rubber. bar. Il iron fence nic.Ie plating
burrar.alrm srwinr.mochine and Other
patent cases in Mi Of which fortunes
were mid to lawyer. In such cnsrs the
labor of lnNvers Is enormous the rcspon.
sibility rrral' and the INV Of colrsc an.
rropriafelv hrre Good uotcnt LAWYERS
get rich. but thcir brows are generally
turrowrd with care
MIR. lvarts has had some very bir fees
from corporotious from will casrs and
long contested sui,s lie could show the
record of n Great many S1u 0un foes
When suitor has a hard case he does not
hesitate at poyinr few thou,nnd dollars
to rood LAWYER 4 poor LAWYER is a
very cxpensiyc luxury When n suitor
with a rood case has boen two "r three
lines 10 tbn rourt of onrn,ls in conse.
ouencc TO his LAWYERS hlunrrr, Er hrrins
TO think il ravs to get rood one
"Not long AGO if was unlawful and nm.
professional l0r lawyer TO hayc a ner.
tounl interest in fine cnse If Lis rIiart
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giants, If a man ,rnt in Tired on , mi rond
he was ubsolutnlv uunhic to get dain,~as
because Of his noyrrtv If Gnr tn i've Hrn
verbal that there was no IsG 'sning - ror.
pora,iou. The Door sl;tor WAS ot n dis
ADVANTAGE low if * Iawfui and rrn,,t.
aDic for II lawyer TO Lccomr inforcstrd
in the ca.r of his rrirut md
to make his fees CONTINGENT mon succnss
Iv The oprrntion Of the law ct ,rIf.intor,