Hampton v. Hampton

STRAUP, Chief Justice.

Belnap, an attorney at law, was employed by Zora W. Hampton to prosecute an action for divorce against her husband, Walter M. Hampton. She paid her counsel $10 to apply on attorney’s fees when the action was commenced, and later paid him an additional fee of $10, $5 of which was paid out by him for costs. Hampton was employed as a teacher in the public schools of Salt Lake City with a salary and income of about $160 a month. Belnap prosecuted the action to final judgment. The plaintiff was granted a decree of divorce, the custody of a minor child, $60 a month as and for…