Buckles v. Northeast Kansas Telephone Co.

Citations

• 79 Kan. 34
• 99 P. 813
• 1908 Kan. LEXIS 186

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>Attorneys—Retainer Fees—Implied Contract—Evidence. From the unchallenged findings of a referee it appears that the plaintiff’s firm was paid in full for all services performed by them as attorneys for the defendant. The referee further found that a contract should be implied in favor of the plaintiff’s firm to pay them a retainer, in addition to the pay for their particular services for each year over which the services extended. The latter finding was stricken out by the district court, on the ground that it was not supported by the evidence. Held, that this court can not say that the district court erred in the action so taken.</p>