Hall v. Lee

TERRELL, Justice.

This appeal is from a decree of the Circuit Court reversing a judgment of the County Judge’s Court impressing a lien for attorneys’ fees on the share of a legatee in the estate of Abram Barker. We think the record shows an agreement on the part of appellants Hall & Hedrick to perform legal services for appellee Wilma Hatch Lee, the compensation being a definite percentage of the sum recovered. It also shows that the services'were efficiently performed and resulted in a large judgment for appellee. When the purpose of a contract is accomplished it is too late to haggle over…