Vaughan v. Humphreys

This appeal involves the construction of a contract for compensation between an attorney and his Client.

Appellant entered into a contract in writing with appellees to bring suit on a life insurance policy in the sum of $5,000, and the clause of the contract providing for the compensation of the attorney is as follows:

“The parties of the second part (appellees) hereby agree to pay the parties of the first part (appellant) as compensation for legal services, in the event they recover of the Kansas City Life Insurance Company for' said policy, the sum of forty per. cent, of recovery, the said…