Means v. Nelle Gertrude Berger Trust

Melvin Mayfield, Judge.

This case was commenced by appellant, an attorney, to recover attorney’s fees pursuant to a contingency contract with Nelle G. Berger. The case was submitted to the circuit judge upon the pleadings and a stipulation of facts. The stipulation states that in 1988 an inter vivos trust was established by Nelle Gertrude Berger, who thereafter died on December 22,1988. According to a copy of the trust agreement, which is attached to appellant’s complaint, Ms. Berger was the “settlor” of the trust into which virtually all of her assets were transferred. Prior to establishing…