McKay v. Wilhelm

Dwight McKay and Leslie H. Whipp, attorneys, represented the defendant August A. Wilhelm in a suit in the superior court and obtained a decree in his favor. Subsequently the case was appealed to the Supreme Court where the same attorneys secured an affirmance. Thereafter Dwight McKay died and this suit is brought by the executrix and Whipp to recover attorneys’ fees for services rendered in the appeal to the Supreme Court. The case was tried before a jury, which returned a verdict for the defendant, and plaintiffs appeal.

The complaint alleged that defendant promised to pay plaintiffs the fair…