Nodvin v. Krabe

Quillian, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff Marvin P. Nodvin, an attorney, brought this action against Lou W. Krabe, a client, for an amount claimed due as the remainder of a fee for representing him in three lawsuits. Krabe had *311contacted Nodvin in August 1979 after being served as a defendant in an action on a lease by “Selig Enterprises, Inc. v. Lou W. Krabe d/b/a ‘Highlander’ Gift & Jewelry, d/b/a Strata-Gem.” Nodvin testified that he advised Krabe he charged $125 per hour but thought he could keep the fee as low as $500. Nodvin called an attorney he knew who represented Selig Enterprises and found…