Abel v. Hansen

Citations

• 62 Wash. 492
• 114 P. 182
• 1911 Wash. LEXIS 731

Syllabus

<p>Attorney and Client — Compensation—Contract—Liability— Construction. Where one of the heirs interested in property knows of and sanctions the employment of an attorney on behalf of all the-heirs to recover the property, she is liable for her share of the reasonable value of his services and disbursements, but not for the amount agreed to be paid him, where she had no knowledge of the-particular contract under which he was employed.</p> <p>Same. An heir interested who made a contract on behalf of co-heirs employing an attorney to represent all the heirs in recovering property, is not liable on the contract for more than his proportionate share, in case the contract is repudiated by the other heirs; especially where that would be contrary to the intent as evidenced by the fact that he would be liable for more than the value-of his interest in the property.</p>