Opinion ID: 2074116
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 11

Heading: pete grandmougin.

Text: Grandmougin had been a former brakeman and conductor on the Burlington for many years and resided at Lincoln, Nebraska, a railroad center for the Burlington, for about 22 years. He was injured at St. Joseph, Missouri, on September 23, 1942, and appears to have been well acquainted with railroad men in that general locality. He negotiated with the claim agent of the railroad in connection with a settlement of his case, but claims that he got nowhere and considered retaining a lawyer. He claims to have been considering more than one attorney, and it finally boiled down to respondent and Tom Davis, the latter being the regular adviser for the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen. He claims that he and his wife took about two weeks to decide on which of the two attorneys he would retain, as both were well known around Lincoln in connection with other cases they had handled. He finally selected respondent. He claims that he and his wife decided the matter between themselves and that no one saw them about the matter. He claims that the railroad company doctor gave him no satisfaction and that he telephoned respondent and asked him if he could come to Minneapolis for a physical examination. He later went to Minneapolis and, after obtaining a physical examination there, turned his case over to respondent to handle. He claims that he settled his case out of court and that everything was handled in a satisfactory manner. He appears to have been well pleased with respondent's services, and a friendship developed between him and respondent.