Allen v. Parish

Citations

• 65 Kan. 496
• 70 P. 351
• 1902 Kan. LEXIS 80

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>Attorneys — Fees for Services — Improper Evidence. An attorney at law, representing a party having a case pending in this court, became ill and was unable to attend. With the consent of his client, he called on another lawyer to argue the case, but nothing was said about compensation for his services. There was a written Contract between the. attorney first mentioned and the client, by the terms of which it was'agreed that the former should conduct the litigation for a stipulated fee. Of this contract the counsel appearing in this court had no knowledge. In an action against the client for compensation by the counsel representing him in this court, held, that the written contract was inadmissible in evidence on behalf of the defendant, and that the right to recover for services could not be affected by an understanding between the first attorney and the client that the attorney appearing here would do so without charge.</p>