BRENNAN, STEIL, BASTING & MACDOUGALL v. COLBY

No. 93-1880.

189 Wis.2d 344 (1994)

525 N.W.2d 273

BRENNAN, STEIL, BASTING & MACDOUGALL, S.C., Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Susan K. COLBY, a/k/a Susan K. Kettler, f/k/a Susan K. Nelson, Defendant, Donald F. COLBY, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided November 17, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the defendant-appellant the cause was submitted on the briefs of Kristen E. Falk of Hart & Falk of Edgerton.

For the plaintiff-respondent the cause was submitted on the brief of Michael E. Grubb and Barbara W. McCrory of Brennan, Steil, Basting & MacDougall, S.C. of Janesville.

Before Eich, C.J., Gartzke, P.J., and Sundby, J.


EICH, C.J.

Donald F. Colby appeals from a judgment in favor of Brennan, Steil, Basting & MacDougall, S.C., a Janesville law firm, sustaining the firm's claim against Colby for fees of $2501.381 for legal services provided to Colby's then-fiancee, Susan Kettler, in a mortgage-foreclosure action.

The dispositive issue is whether Colby agreed to pay the firm's fees for its representation of Kettler in the action and, if so, whether...

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