Appellate Court of Illinois June 25, 1891 (Hutchinson v. Dunham)

Gary, J.

The appellee and many others were stockholders in an insolvent (as to tangible assets) corporation. They employed the appellants, who are attorneys at law, to attend to their interests as such stockholders by a writing in which was this clause:

“ We further agree to contribute to pay said Hutchinson & Luff reasonable fees for their services in said matters in proportion to the amounts of