Hamman v. Willis

Citations

• 62 Tex. 507
• 1884 Tex. LEXIS 279

Syllabus

<p>1. Verdict—Attorney’s fees.— In a suit, brought by a firm against an attorney at law for a balance of money collected by him on their account and retained by him as a fee for services, the verdict of the jury based upon facts in relation to the services rendered, as well as an estimate of their value made by other attorneys, based on the customary fees charged in such cases, will not be disturbed.</p> <p>2. Same — Case distinguished.—The case distinguished from that of Shropshire v. Doxey, 25 Tex., 128; Weisiger v. Chisholm, 28 Tex., 792; Lucketts v. Townsend, 3 Tex., 134; and Gibson v. Hill, 23 Tex., 83.</p> <p>3. Charge of the court.—In a suit involving the proper fees to be charged by an attorney at law, an instruction to the effect that, in considering of their verdict, the financial standing of the parties litigant in the suit in which the fee was charged will not be regarded, is proper.</p>