Indian Lake Estates, Inc. v. Walker

QUINN, Associate Judge.

The question in this case was whether appellant corporation was obligated to pay the balance allegedly due on a retainer fee.

At trial, Leon Ackerman, former president of the corporation, testified that he had engaged appellee as general counsel at an agreed salary of $500 a week and after six weeks had terminated his services because of “friction.” Appellee testified that he was an attorney specializing in insolvency and corporate business matters; that he had conferred with Mr. Ackerman with respect to the question of the corporation’s financial situation; that he had…