Broadlawns Polk County Hospital Ex Rel. Fenton v. Estate of Major

ALLBEE, Justice.

Harvey Major was taken to Broadlawns Polk County Hospital after being injured in an automobile , accident. There he died on November 15, 1974. On November 18, the hospital filed a lien for $17,563.09, the amount of its claim for medical services, on all causes of action in • favor of Major’s estate. Thereafter, defendant administrator engaged defendant Joseph B. Joyce as attorney for the estate, to pursue the wrongful death claim arising from the accident. Joyce agreed to prosecute the action for a one-third contingent fee. The case was settled for $85,000. Insurance companies…