Jones v. Barnett

Ed. F. McFaddin, Associate Justice.

The present case is a sequel to Selig v. Barnett, 233 Ark. 900, 350 S. W. 2d 176. We are here asked to decide whether the appellant Jones is entitled to an attorney’s fee for services rendered in that case; and, if so, how much fee should be allowed. The Trial Court allowed Mr. Jones a fee of Ten Thousand Dollars, and from that decree there is this appeal and cross appeal. A study of the opinion of this Court in Selig v. Barnett, supra, is essential to an understanding of the present litigation. Ben J. Altheimer is, and has been for many years, an…