Knight v. DeMarea

TURNAGE, Chief Judge.

This case involves a dispute between an attorney and a client over the amount of the attorney’s fee. The court entered judgment in favor of Lillie Knight, the attorney, in the sum of $6,125, but Knight appeals contending the fee should be $27,500. Affirmed as modified.

Rebecca DeMarea was the daughter of John W. Doane. Doane died in September of 1974, leaving a will by which he bequeathed 45% of the capital stock of Tra-dex to DeMarea and the remaining 55% to Mary Carey, an employee of Tradex.

DeMarea and her husband, Larry, consulted Knight with reference to a will…