McHugh v. Olsen

Plaintiff appeals from an order of the circuit court awarding him $4,100 plus costs as compensation for legal services he rendered to the various named defendants, both jointly and severally (hereinafter Olsen). Plaintiff contends that the trial court erred in not awarding him the $10,000 fee he requested, based either on a quantum meruit theory or an account stated theory.

This cause of action is based upon services performed in connection with three real estate transactions occurring between November 1985 and January 1986. It is undisputed that plaintiff, who had been practicing law for 25…