Johnson v. Long

On November 21, 1966, a child nine years of age, was injured. On November 25, 1966, Marjorie Johnson, the child’s mother consulted attorney David Unger and signed a contingency contract with him for a 25 per cent fee. On November 27, 1966, attorney Robert Emmett Lee came to Mrs. Johnson’s home having learned that she needed a lawyer. She told him that she had retained a lawyer, but Lee advised her she could change attorneys if she wished. Mrs. Johnson discharged Unger and signed a contingency fee contract for one-third fee. Lee then took over prosecution of the case until June, 1970, when a…