FRENCH v. LIONEL, SAWYER, COLLINS & WARTMAN

No. 8029.

546 P.2d 597 (1976)

Betty Gene FRENCH, Executrix of the Estate of James Benjamin French, aka James B. French, Appellant, v. LIONEL, SAWYER, COLLINS & WARTMAN and james E. Ordowski, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

Rehearing Denied March 25, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Paul Sorenson, Las Vegas, for appellant.

Lionel, Sawyer, Collins & Wartman, James E. Ordowski, Las Vegas, for respondents.


OPINION

PER CURIAM:

Appellant, executrix of the estate of her deceased husband, appeals the award of two separate attorneys' fees to attorneys who represented her to settle the estate. Acrimony between counsel and client arose because of her refusal to follow their advice in connection with certain matters concerning the probate. They withdrew as counsel prior to completion of final settlement and petitioned for allowance of their fees for services performed...

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