Scholey v. Demattos

The opinion of the court- was delivered by

Dunbar, J.

This was an action commenced in the superior court of Whatcom county by respondent against appellant to foreclose a real estate mortgage executed to secure the payment of a promissory note amounting to $12,-000. The answer was a general denial and an allegation that the attorney’s fee claimed by respondent was excessive and unreasonable. An attorney’s fee of $1,600 was *506fixed by the provisions of the mortgage, and this amount was allowed by the court. The appellant offered to show by different practicing attorneys in Whatcom county that the…