Spethman v. Hofeldt

This is an appeal by two attorneys from an allowance, which they claim is entirely inadequate, upon an attorney’s lien duly filed in the district court.

An action upon an attorney’s lien came before the district court for Sarpy county upon a petition of intervention, answer and reply. It was decreed that the interveners had a first lien of 25 per cent, upon the amount their client received, of $995.47, in the proceeds of the sale of certain real estate, thereby allowing interveners upon their attorneys’ lien the sum of $248.87, with $50.95 costs and expenses advanced, and further cost of $8 in…