Holt v. Swenson

Matson, Justice.

Appeal from a judgment for plaintiff in an action to foreclose an attorney’s lien.

The sole issue is whether the evidence sustains the trial court’s findings: (1) That defendant agreed to pay plaintiff a sum equal to one-third to one-half of the amount recovered for him, and (2) that $3,000 is a reasonable fee for plaintiff’s services.

This dispute as to attorney’s fees grew out of defendant’s desire to file a claim against the guardian of his father’s estate for 7 years of service in caring for the father beginning with the year 1945, and also to take legal action to set aside…