Asher v. Metcalf

*633Opinion op the Court by

Chief Justice Hobson

Affirming.

A. J. Asher employed Metcalf and Jeffries as his attorneys in a number of law suits, agreeing to pay them a reasonable compensation for their services. Asher is a man doing a large business in Eastern Kentucky in mineral and timber lands and had considerable litigation growing out of his business. After they had represented Asher for something less than two years in various law suits, a difficulty ensued between Asher and Jeffries, and in consequence of this personal difficulty Metcalf and Jeffries notified Asher that they would not act as…