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HARRISON v. HARRISON

17441.

208 Ga. 70 (1951)

65 S.E.2d 173

HARRISON v. HARRISON.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided May 14, 1951.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roy B. Rhodenhiser Jr., and Bell & Bell, for plaintiff.

T. Arnold Jacobs, for defendant.

HAWKINS, Justice.

1. The general rule is that fees for services rendered by an attorney must be paid by the person who employs him (Hill v. Bush, 206 Ga. 543, 57 S.E.2d 670), and are not recoverable by a litigant against the opposite party except in those cases which are specifically provided for by contract or by statute — such as in suits on promissory notes, where the note...

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