Whitman v. Hanson

In this action, the plaintiff seeks to set aside the conveyance of certain real property made by him to the defendant, J. F. Hanson. Plaintiff’s action is predicated upon the claim that the conveyances were made in payment of certain alleged attorney fees which the defendant, Hans Hanson, claimed were owing to him by the plaintiff, and that such attorney fees were unfair and unconscionable. The trial court refused to set aside the conveyances and the plaintiff has appealed.

The following facts are without dispute in the record: The plaintiff, Charles J. Whitman, is the son of Joseph H.…