Mathews v. Smith

On July 10, 1928, Mrs. N. B. Norman by written contract of that date employed Walter Mathews, an attorney of Cushing, Okla., to prosecute an action to recover for her the E.% of N.W.% of section 22, township 7 north, range 5 east, Seminole county, Okla., agreeing to pay as attorney fee therefor—

“* * * the equal one-third interest in said land; or in case a judgment is recovered or a compromise is had on a money basis, then to pay such attorney one-third of the money recovered or received, but if recovered on a compromise of such cause, the one-fourth thereof. * * *

“Such attorney to receive no…