Fracasse v. Brent

Supreme Court of California · Decided 1972-03-10

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Opinion BURKE, J. 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 sta…

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