Dolph v. Cortez

KRUCKER, Judge.

Appellee Elsie C. Cortez was the plaintiff in an action for declaratory judgment arising out of a contractual dispute between her and the defendant. The contract was for legal services, and the defendant’s fee was to be one/third of the proceeds, if any, resulting from such representation on a contingency basis.

At the trial, which was to the court, it was stipulated by the parties that the one/third amount was a reasonable fee, and the trial court found that the parties had entered into a valid contract and that the plaintiff, without legal cause or justification, discharged…