Willis v. Cooper

Motion for an appeal from a judgment of the Perry Circuit Court fixing an attorney’s fee for Honorable Simeon S. Willis for legal services rendered Mrs. Elizabeth D. Cooper.

The record reflects that Judge Willis sought, by motion, an allowance of an attorney’s fee of $7,500. He was granted $5,353.48. He now seeks to have this Court award him the sum of $2,146.52, which represents the difference in the amount he sought and the sum he recovered in the proceeding before the court.

The sole question is whether or not the circuit court abused its discretion in making its finding. We observe that the…