Newcomb v. Brettle

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Hatcher, C.:

This appeal stems from a controversy over the terms of an oral agreement for a contingent fee for services rendered by attorneys in an appeal from a condemnation award.

In April, 1958, the City of Salina, Kansas condemned a parcel of land jointly owned by Nellie White Newcomb, Artina White Schwartz and Verna White McKelvey. The award fixed by court appointed appraisers was in the total amount of $17,856.00 for the land taken and for damages.

The landowners were dissatisfied with the amount of the award and retained C. L. Clark and F. J.…