Whelchel v. Stennett

L. L. Little, through his attorneys, E. W. Stennett and Ross R. Barnett, appellees in this case, recovered a judgment in the sum of $13,825, against the Sumner Stores, for alleged slander of him by the manager of the store in Jackson. The judgment was paid in full. The appellant, Whelchel, brought this action in the Circuit Court of Hinds county against the attorneys in that case, Stennett and Barnett, to recover 20'% of the amount of that judgment. The declaration charges that Little employed Stennett and Barnett as his attorneys, agreeing to pay them a contingent fee of 60% of the amount…