Hull v. Townsend

GILLESPIE, Presiding Justice.

Appellee, an attorney at law, represented Shirley Jackson on a contingent fee basis in a bastardy proceeding through the justice of the peace court and circuit court where a judgment was entered against James Hull in favor of Shirley Jackson for the support and maintenance of the illegitimate child in the sum of $500, plus $50 per month until the child reaches the age of eighteen years. Appellee also represented Shirley Jackson on appeal to this Court, where the judgment of the circuit court was affirmed. Hull v. Jackson, 238 Miss. 870, 121 So.2d 4 (1960). After…