Whatley v. Colcott

COMPTON, Chief Justice.

Appellants are seeking review of a judgment directing specific performance of a contract to convey real estate. The complaint alleges that appellees are lawyers and as such were employed by appellants to defend a quiet title action instituted against them in Dona Ana County and for their services were to be compensated on a cash basis; that the suit was successfully concluded in the district court and thereupon the cause was appealed to the Supreme Court for review; that appellants were then without funds to pay a cash fee and proposed and agreed with appellees to pay…