Gocio v. Lindsey

Griffin Smith, Chief Justice.

Litigants in Gocio v. Gocio, 206 Ark. 579, 177 S. W. 2d 742, were primarily the heirs and widow of B. L. Gocio. A study of. the case as reflected by the record then presented is sufficient to sustain the contention of Yol T. Lindsey that as attorney for the estate (employed by Co-Executor Charles Gocio with Probate Court approval) he did a vast amount of work, extending over more than six years. The judgment appealed from in 1944 included an allowance of $10,000. The opinion contains this statement:

“Lindsey, in testifying for himself, declined to answer when asked…