Crosby v. Hatch
Supreme Court of Iowa
'Appeal from Linn District Court. — Hon. Milo P. Smith, J udge. In an action by plaintiffs against Alice Royder and, Lester O. Hatch to recover attorney’s fees and to enforce an attorney’s lien in connection with a suit originally instituted by Alice Royder against said Hatch for damages for breach of promise of marriage, in which suit plaintiffs were the attorneys for Alice Royder, with a contract for a contingent fee of one-half “of the net recovery had or received,”…
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'Appeal from Linn District Court. — Hon. Milo P. Smith, J udge. In an action by plaintiffs against Alice Royder and, Lester O. Hatch to recover attorney’s fees and to enforce an attorney’s lien in connection with a suit originally instituted by Alice Royder against said Hatch for damages for breach of promise of marriage, in which suit plaintiffs were the attorneys for Alice Royder, with a contract for a contingent fee of one-half “of the net recovery had or received,” either by settlement or otherwise, it appeared that a settlement had been made between Alice Royder and defendant, Hatch, in…
1Opinion of the Court
McClain, C., J.
It is conceded that under the' contract between plaintiffs and Alice Royder, plaintiffs became entitled to receive from her as attorney’s fees one-half the amount recovered by her in her action against this defendant, or received by her under any settlement of the suit which she should make; and that a settlement was made, by which defendant paid $1,500 in settlement of the suit. It is also conceded that in said action, brought by Alice Royder against this defendant, plaintiffs, as attorneys, gave proper notice of a claim for attorney’s fees on any judgment which should be…
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