Allen v. Shepherd
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from District Court, McClain County; R. McMillan, Judge. Action by Grace E. Shepherd, as admin-istratrix, against Charles R. Allen and others. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant Allen brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
GALBRAITH, C.
This is an appeal'from the judgment of the trial court awarding the amount of an agreed attorney’s fee against the plaintiff in error, who was found to have made a settlement of a cause of action with the client in the absence of and without the knowledge or notice to the attorney.
It appears from the record that the client, Maude M Lewis (nee Bunch), a regularly enrolled member of the Chickasaw Tribe of Indians, joined by her husband, Charles A. Lewis, on the 29th day of July, 1910, entered into a written contract of employment with R. W. Shepherd, a regularly licensed…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Roth v. Union Nat. Bank of BartlesvilleSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1916
- Reed v. ScottSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1915
- Muskogee Electric Traction Co. v. ReedSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1913
- Lewis v. AllenSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1914
- Simpson v. MauldinSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1916
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