Purvis v. Walls

Tbe United States Government issued to Tim Walls while be was a soldier in tbe army two life insurance policies, each for five thousand dollars. Amy Walls, tbe wife of tbe insured, was tbe beneficiary in one policy and Ed Walls, a brother of tbe insured, was the beneficiary in the other. The insured died, and on February 26, 1928, his beneficiaries employed appellant, a practicing attorney, to render such legal services as were deemed necessary to aid them in presenting and prosecuting their claims for the collection of the policies in which they were named as beneficiaries, and it was agreed…