In Re L'Esperance Estate

This case arises from a dispute over the amount of attorney fees due the attorney for the guardian of Roy L’Esperance, who was injured in an automobile accident on March 23, 1982. The car he was driving belonged to his foster brother and was insured by Auto-Owners Insurance Company. L’Esperance had no insurance coverage of his own. Due to his injuries he was hospitalized at Bronson Methodist Hospital and accrued large medical bills. The bills were paid after L’Esperance’s guardian, Nancy Dailey, had appellant Sloan, an attorney, file an application for no-fault automobile insurance benefits…