Kelly v. Murphy

DUGGAN, Justice.

Appellant, Bruce Kelly, an attorney, sued Appellee, Mary Beth Murphy, his former client, seeking quantum meruit recovery of attorney’s fees for legal services rendered. Trial was before the court, which entered a take-nothing judgment against the appellant. We affirm the judgment.

Testimony by both parties established that appellee had initially contacted appellant in December of 1974 regarding a minor automobile collision that had occurred in a church parking lot earlier that month. Ap-pellee sought recovery of $136.70 in property damages sustained to her vehicle. Appellant…