Turner, Hendrick, Guilford, Goldstein & McDonald v. Estate of Buchman

This is an appeal by the Law Firm of Turner, Hendrick, Guilford, Goldstein and McDonald from an order of the lower court which granted appellant attorneys’ fees for its work during the probate of the estate of Samuel Buchman. A letter agreement written by appellant was reached between the law firm and the co-executors of the estate in which a fee of Three Thousand Dollars was established to represent the “total sum that would be charged for the completion of the estate”. It is urged on appeal that the fee in the letter agreement related only to ordinary and reasonable services as opposed to…