First National Bank v. Canatsey

This was an action by the appellant against the appellees, on a bill of exchange on which the defendants were liable as drawers, acceptors, and indorsers. The bill stipulated for the payment “ of costs of collecting, including attorney’s fees.”

W. i?. Harrison and W. S. Shirley, for appellant. A Claypool and F. P. A. Phelps, for appellees.

There was 'judgment by default for the amount of the bill, and the court found specially that the reasonable attorney’s fees for collecting the bill would be sixty-five dollars, but refused to allow the same or any part thereof on the ground that the clause…