HART v. JOHNSON


261 S.W.2d 818 (1953)

HART et al. v. JOHNSON.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

October 30, 1953.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles Wylie, Scott Reed, Brown & Miller, Lexington, Ky., for appellants.

H. Hamilton Rice, Lexington, for appellee.


MILLIKEN, Justice.

This is an action by C. X. Johnson to recover attorney's fees for services rendered the appellants in defending them in an action in the Letcher Circuit Court. The case was tried before a jury, who fixed the reasonable value of his services at $3,000, plus $150 out-of-pocket expenses. The principal question on this appeal is whether the verdict is excessive in the light of the evidence.

In December, 1947, the appellants, partners in a coal...

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