Hughes v. Zeigler

Citations

• 69 Ill. 38

Syllabus

<p>1. Attobney at law—compensation fixed by special contract. Where an attorney at law takes a written power of attorney to transact and manage certain business for his client, which fixes his compensation for his services and trouble at 25 per cent of the net sum realized by him, if, instead of attending to the business himself, he employs other attorneys, he will have no right to charge their fee to his client in addition to his commissions, and he will have no right to charge a fee for his legal services above the compensation provided in the contract.</p> <p>2. Same—costs and expense growing out of his wrongful act. Where an attorney employed to transact certain business for his client, procures a third person to be invested with the legal title to property belonging to his client without any consideration being paid therefor, and the arrangement serving no beneficial purpose to his client, and he afterwards incurs expense in costs and attorney’s fees in getting the legal title in himself instead of his client, he will have no legal claim to be reimbursed or allowed for such expenses, on bill for an account by his client against him.</p>