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ROSS v. ESTATE OF WELLS

No. 9066.

579 P.2d 782 (1978)

John Tom ROSS, Appellant and Cross-Respondent, v. The ESTATE of Joe Wesley WELLS, Respondent, and Weslee Wells Schneehagen, Respondent and Cross-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

June 9, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Grayson, Carson City, for appellant and cross-respondent.

James E. Ordowski, Las Vegas, for respondent Estate of Joe Wesley Wells.

Lionel, Sawyer & Collins, and Charles H. McCrea, Jr., Reno, for respondent and cross-appellant.

OPINION

THOMPSON, Justice:

Part of the final order settling the Estate of Joe Wells awarded attorney John Tom Ross a $5000 fee for services benefiting the estate, and a $25,000 fee for representing the heir, Weslee Wells Schneehagen. The latter sum was to be paid from Weslee's distributive share. Ross has appealed. He contends that the $5000 award is grossly inadequate. Moreover he urges that error occurred when the district court failed to honor a fee agreement...

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