Cook & Franke, SC v. Meilman

Daniel Meilman appeals from a judgment awarding Cook & Franke (C & F) damages for attorney fees. The fees were for services on behalf of Patrick Trussoni, a friend of Meilman, and Whitehall Packing Company, Inc. (Whitehall), of which Meilman was chief executive officer and a shareholder. The issues on appeal are whether Meilman’s alleged promise to pay Trussoni’s legal fee violates the statute of frauds, sec. 241.02(l)(b), Stats., and whether there was an accord and satisfaction of Whitehall’s debt to C & F. We hold that Meilman’s promise to pay Trussoni’s fees is void and that there was an…