Kelly v. Smith

Plaintiff instituted this action against the defendant to quiet his title to seven lots in the city of Tulare. Plaintiff held a tax title to said lots and employed intervener, who is an attorney at law, to act as his attorney in the prosecution of this action under a written agreement that “Middlecoff will render the necessary legal services to determine the title to said lands, and in cases where Kelly is declared by judgment or by compromise to be the owner, then said Kelly shall have his money invested back, and the overplus of the land shall be divided equally between them.” The original…