Martin v. Straitz

SMITH, Judge.

G. H. Martin, appellant and attorney, filed his petition for attorney’s fees in the above estate alleging that, in 1955 his services were engaged as an attorney to represent the interest of Beverly Ann Straitz, a minor, in all matters pertaining to the estate of her deceased father, William Straitz. The minor’s mother retained the attorney and shortly thereafter a guardian of the minor was appointed by the County Judge’s Court of Broward County, and the guardian retained the attorney. The terms of the employment were that the attorney would be paid a reasonable fee, considering…