Glover v. Maddox

Quillian, Judge.

The defendant’s general demurrer is directed only against the second count of the petition which undertakes to set up the plaintiffs’ right to recover quantum meruit. “Lawyers jointly undertaking to represent a client without a contract as to the division of fees share equally.” 5 Am. Jur. 386, § 207. This is generally recognized and followed in most jurisdictions. We think it prevails in Georgia and must be applied in the instant casé.

When the evidence, direct or circumstantial, shows there was an express or implied contract among lawyers associated in the representation of a…