[DOWNLOAD] "Fracasse V. Brent" by Supreme Court Of California ~ eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Fracasse V. Brent
- Author : Supreme Court Of California
- Release Date : January 10, 1972
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 71 KB
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In this case we are asked to reconsider the rule of damages which allows an attorney who has been discharged without cause by his client to recover as damages the full fee specified in the contract of employment, regardless of the reasonable value of his services or the extent of work performed under that contract. For the reasons hereinafter stated, we have concluded that this rule is inconsistent with the strong policy, expressed both judicially and legislatively, in favor of the client's absolute right to discharge his attorney at any time, and that the attorney should be limited to a quantum meruit recovery for the reasonable value of his services, upon the occurrence of any contingency contemplated by his contract.