Frank v. Solomon

UDALL, Vice Chief Justice.

In the trial below plaintiff, an attorney, was granted judgment on the pleadings for the sum of $8,575. This allegedly represented reasonable attorneys’ fee for legal service given the defendant in an earlier action, less a sum already paid. Defendant appeals.

Plaintiff alleged in the complaint, inter alia, that reasonable value of the services rendered for defendant was $8,750 of which $175 had been paid. Defendant answered admitting the payment of $175, denying and admitting certain other specific allegations, and denying that reasonable value of attorneys’ fee was…