Ownby v. Prisock

The appellee, Lee Y. Prisock, complainant below, filed bill of complaint against Mrs. Elva I. Ownby and the Jackson Broadcasting Company, Inc. A final decree was entered for the appellee, from which decree the appellant, Mrs. Ownby, appeals.

The appellee, Prisock, an attorney at law, in bis bill of complaint, averred that Mrs. Ownby was indebted to him for attorney’s fees for services rendered her in litigation with her husband, which involved separate maintenance, divorce, and property settlement. A contract of employment was entered into by the respective parties on a contingent fee basis…