Gilbert v. Lloyd
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Municipal Court of Chicago) the Hon. Freeman K. Blake, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the March term, 1912.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justice F. A. Smith
delivered the opinion of the court.
This is an appeal by William Bross Lloyd, Henry Demarest Lloyd and Demarest Lloyd from a judgment for $40,000, in favor of Hiram T. Gilbert for services rendered as an attorney.
The case was tried by the plaintiff upon the theory that there was no usual and customary charge for services of the character rendered and that the issue should be what was “fair and reasonable compensation. ’ ’
It is urged in seeking a reversal of the judgment that the services rendered were not exceptional- in character; that the fee claimed was extortionate…
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