Ogden v. Shropshire & Adkins

McClendon, c. j.

Appellees, a firm of lawyers, sued E. D. Ogden in his capacity as independent executor of the will of E. W. Henderson, deceased (joining therein as parties defendant the residuary legatees under the Henderson will), to recover six items of attorney’s fees, aggregating, $6,775; for services rendered by appellees to the executor. The trial was to a jury upon special issues, and the verdict and judgment were in favor of appellees upon each of the items in the following amounts, the first column representing the amount sued for and the second the amount of the verdict and judgment: