Hunt Investment Co. v. Eliot

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• holding that the attorney could recover fees when he represented a partnership in which he owned a 4 PORTHOS v. PULITO Decision of the Court majority interest because he was acting for the benefit of others, as well as himself
• explaining that parties who represent themselves are not entitled to attorneys’ fees
• holding an attorney could recover fees when the attorney represented an investment partnership that could not represent itself but in which the attorney owned a majority interest because he was acting for the benefit of others and himself
• upholding the trial court’s use of the Schwartz factors to determine the amount of fees awarded
• lien purchasers risk possibility of redemption for opportunity to “benefit greatly”
• non-licensed attorney cannot represent other parties

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