Emblem v. Bicksler, McLean & Bennett

Action to recover attorneys’ fees. Judgment for plaintiffs. Defendant appeals.

The plaintiffs are practicing lawyers in the city of Denver and defendant is a resident of Nebraska. The defendant employed Ambrose, a Chicago lawyer, to bring an action in the federal circuit court of Colorado to quiet title to his Colorado lands. The contract with Ambrose obligated defendant to advance all the costs of the action and to pay an attorney’s fee of $150, $50 of which was paid Ambrose when the contract was made and the remainder was to be paid when the action was finally determined or its…