Bergan v. Badham

The plaintiff, seeking to recover upon the assigned claim of partners who had served as defendant’s attorneys, appeals from the judgment that she take nothing. The trial court found that the value of the assignors’ services was greater than the sums that had been paid them, but nevertheless made no award against the defendant. We have reached the conclusion that a judgment should have been entered in plaintiff’s favor.

The defendant employed plaintiff’s assignors to represent her in a divorce action brought by her against her husband. The arrangement respecting counsel fees was that the…