Justice v. Tripp

Appellee obtained a jury verdict against appellant for fifteen hundred dollars on a complaint charging that appellant, an attorney, charged an unreasonable fee for representing the appellee in a claim for personal injuries.

From the record it appears that there was a misunderstanding between the parties as to the matter of the basis upon which appellant was employed — appellant claimed that he was employed on a contingent fee basis, and appellee claimed that appellant was employed on an hourly basis. There was no written contract of employment.

Upon judgment being entered, appellant filed a…