Nadler v. Treptow

166 N.W.2d 103 (1969)

Isadore NADLER, Appellee,

v.

Albert H. TREPTOW and Elease Treptow, Appellants.

No. 53354.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

March 11, 1969.

Rehearing Denied May 6, 1969.

M. S. O'Brien, Oelwein, for appellants.

Peter Burk and Isadore Nadler, pro se, Waterloo, for appellee.

SNELL, Justice.

This is an action at law for the collection of attorney fees. Defendants denied the accuracy of the charges and counterclaimed claiming plaintiff's services were self-serving and not in the best interests of his client. The trial court sitting as the trier of the facts allowed a little less than 54% of…