Allen v. Fewel

Appellant, plaintiff below, filed suit May 28, 1932, in the Henry County Circuit Court, against respondents, defendants below, seeking to have herself declared to be an adopted daughter and sole heir of Dr. Richard B. Fewel, deceased. The property involved consisted of real estate and personal property, mostly Government bonds, valued in excess of $15,000. Plaintiff, by a contract in writing, employed two attorneys for the purpose of bringing her suit. After the petition had been pending more than a year the attorneys compromised the case. The terms of the settlement were that a decree should…