Missouri Court of Appeals July 11, 1995, No. 67239 (Reid v. Reid)

KAROHL, Judge.

Vernon Reid, Jr. (Reid, Jr.) appeals a judgment placing an attorneys’ lien on his share of the estate of Churchill R. Carter. Under Carter’s will he would have been the sole devisee. He will receive one-half of the estate, adjusted to pay attorneys’ fees in accord with a will contest settlement agreement. The trial court awarded the law firm of Dubail Judge, P.C.