Auld v. Auld

Thomsen, District Judge.

This is an appeal from an order of the district court striking from the files an application for allowance of attorneys’ fees in a divorce action. Appellants were consulted and employed by the wife June 25, 1930. No action was begun until the husband filed a petition September 24, 1930. September 30, pursuant to a letter from appellants, the clerk of the court entered on the record appellants’ appearance as attorneys for defendant. No pleading on behalf of their client was ever filed by them. Five days later the wife notified appellants that she had concluded to hire…