Ehlers v. Miller

William A. Ehlers unsuccessfully sought in the county court and in the district court to obtain from the estate of Thomas M. Alexander, deceased, an attorney’s fee for services rendered Oliver G. Alexander, who was given by the will one of 13% shares of the estate of his father.' Ehlers was retained by him on a contingent fee, under which Ehlers was to have a certain proportion of what he secured for Alexander above the one share. A phase of the estate was before this court in 1935. In re Estate of Alexander, 128 Neb. 334, 258 N. W. 655. That opinion affirmed a judgment based on a verdict…