Lapham v. Kansas & Texas Oil, Gas & Pipe Line Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Smith, J.:

The appellees brought this action in the district court of Neosho county to recover attorneys’ *66fees of the appellant for services claimed to have been rendered by them for the appellant from the month of February, 1902, to the 25th day of April, 1908. The issues were joined upon the second amended petition, the answer thereto, and the reply. In this petition they alleged the services were reasonably worth $7000. They also attached an itemized statement of their expenses, alleged to have been incurred in the prosecution of said business,…