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Remedies Keyed to Tabb, 8th
Willing v. Mazzocone
Citation:
393 A.2d 1155 (1978)Facts
In 1968, attorneys Mazzocone and Quinn represented Helen Willing in a workers’ compensation case, successfully obtaining permanent/partial disability benefits for her. During settlement, the attorneys deducted $150 as costs and paid this amount to Dr. Robert DeSilverio, a psychiatrist who testified on Willing’s behalf. The attorneys presented documentary evidence including cancelled checks and testimony from Dr. DeSilverio confirming full payment. However, Willing believed the attorneys wrongfully diverted $25 of this payment to themselves. On September 29 and October 1, 1975, Willing demonstrated for several hours in Penn Center Plaza, a heavily traveled pedestrian area between two court buildings in downtown Philadelphia. She wore a sandwich-board sign stating the law firm stole money from her and sold her out to the insurance company, pushed a shopping cart with an American flag, and continuously rang a cowbell and blew a whistle to attract attention.
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