Whalen v. Estate of Roberts

SNYDER, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the probate division of the St. Louis County circuit court which awarded $7,633.57 on a claim for legal services and expenses. The award was made to lawyers who represented the decedent on a motion to modify a dissolution decree. The client died before the litigation was concluded. No fees had been awarded in the dissolution proceeding prior to the client’s death. The judgment is affirmed in part and reversed in part with directions.

Appellants rely on four alleged trial court errors: 1) the decision is contrary to the weight of the evidence…