Voltz v. Treadway & Marlatt

SIMONS, Circuit Judge.

Appellees were attorneys for the bankrupt for a number of years prior to bankruptcy. They were to be compensated by a monthly retainer, with additional fees for collections and court work. In 1928, about two years before adjudication, 'the bankrupt placed with the appellees a collection against a firm of contractors involving a mechanic’s lien. At that time the bankrupt owed appel-lees about $300 for professional services. Subsequently foreclosure was instituted in the name of the bankrupt and the suit was pending at the time of adjudication. In December, 1930, after the…