Randall v. Packard
New York Court of Common Pleas
Appeal from trial term. Action by SamuelH. Randall, an attorney, for professional services, against George W. Packard. Judgment for plaintiff. Prom the judgment and from an order denying a new trial, defendant appeals. Affirmed.
1Opinion of the CourtBischoff, J.
Plaintiff, an attorney, sued to recover a balance amounting to $23,000 alleged to be due him for professional services rendered upon defendant’s retainer to secure a compromise or rescission of defendant’s subscription of $125,000 towards the capital stock of the Perry Stove Company, which services plaintiff asserted were reasonably worth $25,000. The jury awarded him $10,000, and from an order denying defendant’s motion to set the verdict aside as excessive, and against the evidence and the weight of the. evidence, defendant appeals. Upon the trial it was not disputed that the services for…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Hickenbottom v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
- Randall v. H. Kingsland, Leonard & Co.New York Court of Common Pleas · 1877
3Cited by1 opinion
- Bolles v. O'BrienSupreme Court of Colorado · 1915