Thurston v. Travelers Insurance

This is an action in equity to secure a judicial determination of the amount of attorney’s fees alleged, to be due plaintiff for his services in the case of Hilton v. Travelers Insurance Company in the district court for Douglas county, and the enforcement of an attorney’s lien for the recovery of the same.

Defendant Hilton joined issue by general denial, and also alleged, in substance, that the receipt by plaintiff of the sum of $150 as attorney’s fee allowed by the trial court, and the payment by such defendant to plaintiff of an additional sum of $167.90 as a gratuity, constituted payment…