Fitzpatrick v. Kellner

Appellee Kellner, an attorney at law of Greenville, intervened, without objection to that manner of procedure on the part of appellants, in the matter of the administration and settlement of the estate of their aunt, Mrs. Kate Archer, claiming that he was entitled to a one-third undivided interest in their share in their aunt’s estate as a contingent fee for his services in establishing and recovering for them such share. The cause was heard on bill, answer, and evidence, and a decree was rendered in favor of appellee granting the relief prayed for. From which decree, appellants prosecute…