State Ex Rel. Oklahoma Bar Association v. Keeran

BARNES, Justice:

Respondent was employed to handle the probate administration of the Richard E. Linihan Estate. At the time he was employed, there was no agreement as to how much his attorney’s fee would be. The petition for probate of the will was filed and the will was admitted to probate. Respondent thereafter received certain checks from Mrs. Linihan, the Executrix, as partial payments on his total fee. The last of these checks, with the notation thereon “Bal Attys fee”, was in the amount of $7,483.60. By the time the Executrix’ final account came on for hearing before the Probate Judge,…