Melin v. Mott

Hilton, Justice.

This is an action brought by plaintiff, an attorney at law, to set aside a deed to a piece of property in which he claims an interest through defendant Mott, a former client. For her, plaintiff obtained a judgment in the Minneapolis conciliation court, which was later docketed in Beltrami county, where the judgment debtor had property. There was no redemption from the execution sale, and defendant Mott acquired title. The plaintiff rendered his services upon a contingent basis with the understanding that he was to receive one-third of the recovery, i. e., the value of the…