Wegmann v. Willson

HENRY F. TURNER, Judge pro tem.

In this case plaintiff, Edward F. Weg-mann, an active practitioner of the profession of law, filed suit against a former client for attorney’s fees in the full sum of $12,500, subject to a credit of $521.63. The defendant in the case admits the rendition of the services to her by the plaintiff, but contests the amount. She claims that although she owes Mr. Wegmann a fee, the amount claimed is exorbitant, far in excess of the value of the services rendered. She also seeks a reduction in the amount of the fee of $250 awarded to the curator ad hoc appointed by the…