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· 3/10/1941

Woods v. City Nat. Bank & Trust Co. of Chicago

Citations

  • 312 U.S. 262
  • 61 S. Ct. 493
  • 85 L. Ed. 820
  • 1941 U.S. LEXIS 1226

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • denying compensation to an attorney who represented parties with conflicting interests in a corporate reorganization
  • using denial of compensation as a tool for strict em forcement of conflict-of-interest rules
  • using denial of compensation as tool for strict enforcement of conflict-of-interest rules
  • using denial of compensation as a tool for strict enforcement of conflict-of-interest rules
  • attorney should not place himself in a position where he may have to choose between conflicting duties
  • counsel representing indenture trustee and bondholders committee denied compensation

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Judges: Douglas

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