Fleming and Pattridge v. Singer

Fleming and Pattridge, a law partnership referred to hereinafter as the claimant, filed a claim in the estate of P. Jules Singer for $3,700. It was allowed as a fifth class claim. In this' writ of error, the claimant argues that the • trial court should instead have allowed the *197claim as a first class claim. Since the defendant in error does not dispute the validity of the claim, the only issue before us is whether it is of the first or the fifth class. See C.R.S. 1963, 153-12-2.

A brief summary of the facts will put this case in proper perspective. Nancy Montanino retained the claimant to…