Denton v. Smith

Plaintiff, an attorney at law, filed the instant action for the sum of $1,361.56 alleged to be due him for legal services rendered to the defendant in connection with “determining the extent of and recovering the interest of the defendant” in and to the estate of his deceased wife. In addition to the above amount, plaintiff asked for reasonable attorney’s fees in the instant action, interest and costs.

The trial court concluded that the contract sued upon was without consideration, invalid and unenforeible and judgment was rendered that plaintiff recover nothing by reason of the said contract.…