Scott v. Kirtley

In this case complainant below, Fred EL Kirtley, alleged that as a duly licensed and quáliñed practitioner of law in the State of Florida, he was retained by defendant below, Mary Evans Scott, for the purpose of representing her.in a professional capacity in securing for her a child’s part in an estate in which Mrs. Scott was interested; that when she retained Mr. Kirtley, Mrs. Scott was completely out of funds and unable to pay her attorney a retainer or other fee at the time she engaged him, and that it was accordingly arranged between the parties that the attorney so employed would be paid…