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SETTLEMENT


FEES


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WAR


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Eva


Whitman &


CHANDLER P.


Knauth,


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4064


Inc.,


Agent


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COMMISSIONER


COMMISSION


CLAIMS


STATES


DECISION


GERMANY


Israel,


Claimant


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the Agreement


between


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Germany


of August


1922


CHANDLER


ANDERSON


American Comnmissioaner
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UNDER


THE


"SETTLEMENT


AUTHORITY


WAR


DOCKET NO.


CLAIMS


WhitmMan & Kncuth


SECTION


ACT


9 OF
1928"


4064


Sabove-named


claimant


duly


filed


with


American


Mli.sioner

rty her to
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a written


agent,


request


that


Whitman


a reasonable


& Knauth, Inc.


of New


York


.. as compensation


whatever


services


have


been


ren-


by the agent on behalf of and with the authority of the claim-


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services being of the character described in the provisions


9 of the


"Settlement of War Claims Act of 1928."


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(Inc.), Agent


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respectively,


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giving the information


filliam
which


Marx


and


Mr.


they desire to


Frederick L. Cramer,
have considered by the


Commissioner as showing the reasonableness of the fee asked, copies


of which affidavits have
filed no reply thereto.


been


transmitted


the claimant,


who has


In this case an award was rendered by this Commission on
1924, on behalf of the claimant, for $2967.23, with iteres


at the rate of five


per cent


per annum


from August 9,


1917,


to the


4s of payment. The total amount received by the
STreasury Department, on or about July 16, 1928, in


ts award,


payment of


was $4,607.99. 1


The


services


amount


asked


attorneys,


Katz


agent,


Sommerich,


which


and


includes
expenses


and


disbursements


ceived


is a sum


by the claimant


equal
from


fifteen


Treasury


cent of the amount re-


Department


min payment


of her award.


The conditions and


respect
sioner


identical


with


decision


in a similar proceeding,


circumstances of


that


dealt


this case


with


are in


American


essential
Commis-


Decision No. 40), rendered June 25, 1929,
brought by another claimant, for fixing the


fees to be paid to the same agent who represents the claimant in thi


case.
Ifaith, rch191
Knauth. Nachod


7, the claimant, by a


Kuhne


New


power of attorney, authorized


York


tttlewent of the estate of her sis
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this estate was settled, and a deposit of


SwKnuth, Nachod & Kuhne branch
ber, 1922, the claimant, in reply to a let


iter


City,
, who


represent


died


Germany.


Hugo Kunitye


eash and


bank in Leipzg


ter from her attomeys-
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Knauth, Nachod


& Kuhne


, requested


that firm


a claim with .-


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Thia firm haA infnrmaa thu oluhmn.


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power


attorney


department


& Knauth, Inc., the agent herein.


was


transferred


On March 6, 1924, the


ezt by a power of attorney, authorized this agent to prosecute


t aim and to
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remit the


proceeds of whatever might be realized.


power


usly


attorney


given,


and


expressly
contained


revoked
powers


powers


attorney


substitution.


[to the agent so much of the claimant'


right, title, and interest


:I th: : .claim
I 3eclaim


"as will


cover whatever


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cost and expenses" the


together


with


a fee


agent


commensurate


the services hereunder rendered


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proceedings


by the agent or its attorneys.


before this Commission leading up to the award in


oase ere conducted by Katz & Sommerich,


"the agent as substituted attorneys.
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who were appointed


The claimant made no obje6-


to the conduct of her claim or to the compensation fixed by the


it tmintil after the enactment of the


"Settlement of War


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which by Section 9 authorized


the American


Commis-


to fix reasonable fees upon the request of claimants.


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and


considerations


forth


Decision


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vhich


hereby


incorporated,


equally in this case and result in


reference,


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^.g.t and its attorneys was contingent upon securing and collecting
Has award, and that the fee to be paid includes all disbursements and


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Bepwses, and considering the character and extent and
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'ices rendered


value of the


by the agent and its attorneys, and in view


of the


iderations


stated


in the


general


Jurisdictional


and


Adminis-


ive Decision rendered by the American Commissioner under date


, September 28, 1928, and after careful
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examination and


full con-


I s ration of the information furnished in
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Fft- its


otta rnevs


and


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a.nd


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the services of Katz & Sommerich


, the attorneys for the agent, and all


expenses


and


disbursements,


and


paid


said


claimant


and received


the agent


for itself


and


attorneys


as full


corn~


pensation for all services rendered in


of this


claim,


as defined


Section


9 of


prosecution and collection
the "Settlement of War


Claims Act of 1928."


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C., this 26th day of June, 1929
CuAnia P. Aoeo
A menican Commks yj
Mixed Claim
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