Lawrence v. Tschirgi

This is a suit in equity by an attorney for declaratory judgment under rules 261, 262, Rules of Civil Procedure, that a written contract by which defendants agreed to pay plaintiff twenty-five per cent of what they realized from their father’s estate is valid and to determine and recover the amount due thereunder. Following trial the court held the contract is valid and there is due plaintiff from each of the two defendants $17,999.72 plus $126.72. for expense incurred in addition to a total of $8468.74 previously collected by plaintiff from defend ants. Thus plaintiff’s total fee amounts to…