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IN THE MATTER OF


R...EASONABLE


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THE


TLEMENT


AUTHORITY


WAR


, Marie Fredericka Schmidt, Claimant


Whitman


Knauth,


Agent


CHANDLER P. ANDERSON


A m erican Commisioner


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9 OF

1928 '


SECTION


CLAIMS


DOCKET NO.


7328


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GERMANY


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in pursuance of the


Agreement


States and Germany of August 10,


between the


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CHANDLER


ANDERSON


American Conmmissioner


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COMMISSION


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DECISION NO.


IN THE MATTER OF


REASONABLE


UNDER


THE


SETTLEMENT


FEES


FOR


ATTORNEYS

OF SECTION


CLAIMS


7328


WAR


DOCKET


Madri


Fred


NO.


Claimcnt


Knauth, Inc., Agent


now


Mrs.


Edmund

a written


paid


Funck,

request


agent,


has

tha


Whitma


KauUth, Inc., of New York City, N. Y., as compensation for what-
Services have been rendered by the agent on behalf of and with
| arar services have been rendered by the agent on behalf of and with


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" Settlement of War


Act of 1928."


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AUTHORITY


OR


9 OF

1928"


ACT


ricka Schmidt,


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ted claimant,


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being


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giving the information


which


they


desire to


have considered by the


Commissioner as showing the reasonableness of the fee asked, which
Sformati on has been brought to the attention of fthe mlimi two
has ilied an affidavit in reply, aI copy of whih ihas been MTe
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attorneys
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agent.


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age


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the claimant


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who has filed a further affidavit in re


In. this
November

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rase


was


rendered


8, 1926, on behalf of the claimant,


Commission


for $5,587.97,


with in-


con at the rate of five per cent per annum frtn january


Sthe date of payment.


from the


The total amount recei


Treasury Department on


or about July


11, 1928,


in payment of this award, was $7,88&22.
SThe amount of the fee asked by ti
service of its attorneys, Katz & Somn
isbursements, is a smn equal to fifteen


agent,


ierich,


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which


and


per cent of


includes
expenses


the
and


amount re-


,eizved by the claimant from the Treasury Department in payment of


her award.


Except


that


this


claim


was finally treated


as a debt


claim,


and


not as an estate claim, the conditions and


circumstances in this case


r in other es ential respects identical
Smerican Commissioner in his decision,


with
, (Dec.


that dealt
vision No.


with


by the


0), rendered


June 25, 1929, in a similar proceeding, brought by another claimant,


bLr Jixng .th fees to be paid to the same agent
paimant in this case.
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who


represents the


Prior to August, 19M1, Knauth,


Nachod


& Kuhne,


New


York


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i 4 had represented this claimant in matters
l to the dlaimautby ar aunt, who died in G
August 2, 1921, as statd by the claimant, and


e


relating to a legacy
rmanv in 1915. On


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on August 8, 1921, as


st~ited
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Mr.


in


the claimant


paid


of $15.40 for "advances made


Knauth,


consul


Nachod


& Kuhn.


certificates, certi-


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ial 10% on the net amount" collected.


The claimant signed


*i iled a petition in support of her claim. The claim was
Md in a list of claims presented to the Department of State by
tA Sommerich, attorneys for Knauth, Nachod & Kuhne. In
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st on December


transferred


r powers
10, 1924


Whitman


attorney


Knauth,


executed


and later on February 8, 1927,.


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powerses


this


agent


prosecute


iatever might be realized.


ked all


powers of


ubstitution.


claim and


These


attorney previously


They assigned


remit


powers of attorney


given and con-


to the agent so much


's right,


title, and interest in the claim "h as will cover


er. cost


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expenses"


with


a fee


the agent


"may


conummensurate


agent


mission leading i
Katz & Sommerich,


attorneys.


The


or its


have


with


reasonably sus-


services


attorneys.


award


here-


proceedings


in this case


were-


who were appointed by the agent


claimant


made


no objection


: claim or to the compensation fixed by the agent until


q enactment of the "Settlement of War Claims Act of 1928,"


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Section


9 authorized


American


Commissioner


fees upon the request of claimants.


mount of


$15.40


paid


claimant


August,


1921,


h Nachod


& Kuhne was for expenses incurred in establishing


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aunt


of thi


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before


this claim


arose


and


prior


Commission.


d considerations set forth in Decision No. 40, above


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hereby


incorporated,


reference,


this


equally in this case and result in corresponding con-


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of September 28,


1928, and after careful examination and


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sideration


information


furnished


these


proceedings


the agent, its attorneys,


and the claimant


, and by the records of this


Commission
deliberation


pertinent
thereon,


questions


involved,


and


after


due


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be


paid


Witman


Commissioner


by the


decides


claimant, Marie


Knauth,


Inc.,


and fixes


as the reasonable


Fredericka


thi s


case,


Schmidt


~or cent of the


amount


received


this claim


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aaury
b~alf U1
Mo


Department


said


in payment


include


thea


services


ward r
of Katz


neys for the agent, and all expenses anddisbw


ltobepaid by the said claimant and received by the


and it attorneys as


full


compensation


services


rendered in


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ao preset ion and collection of this claim,


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eSettlement of WarClaims Act of 1928."
ot shington, D. C., this 26th day of
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CHANDLER P


defined by Section 9

June, 1929.


. ANDERSON,


American Commissioner,
Mixed Claims Commission,
United States and Germany.


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