Frank B. Hayne v. B.J. Hardy and Ernest Wood, Jr.

OPINION

JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:

This is a diversity jurisdiction case, 28 U.S.C. § 1332, in which appellant Frank B. Hayne, an attorney, sued for recovery of legal fees for services rendered on behalf of appellees B.J. Hardy and Earnest Wood, Jr., from June 21 through August 9, 1985. At two different times appellant submitted bills to appellees. These separate bills for his services totaled $34,346.12. In addition, appellant billed appellees $1,800.00 for expenses incurred in cancelling a vacation in order to work on appellees’ behalf. Finally, appellant billed appellees $3,992.65 for…