Texas Supreme Court July 1, 1860 (Hill v. Cunningham)

Bell, J.

In the case of Allcorn v. Butler, 9 Tex., 56, this court decided that an attorney who had contracted with his client for a specific fee, and who performed services in pursuance of the contract, either himself or by other competent persons, could not be deprived of his right to his fee, because his client saw fit to compromise his suit.

We are also of opinion that where the.