Kitchens v. Culhane

BARROW, Justice.

This is a suit for attorney’s fees and expenses. Appellant, as independent executor of the estate of Mrs. Inez Kitchens, appeals from a’judgment based upon a jury verdict whereby appellee recovered from the estate the sum of $1,992.58 as the reasonable value of his necessary legal services and expenses. Appellant individually recovered $200.00 from appellee on a cross-action growing out of another transaction, however, no appeal has been perfected from that part of the judgment.

It is settled that attorney’s fees, reasonable in amount and necessarily incurred for services to…