Gross v. Weary

The only question here is whether the court below erred in refusing to stay proceedings on a judgment confessed by cognovit, until an issue of fact on the question of set-off could be tried.

The affidavit alleges that appellant is a practicing attorney at law in this State ; that, prior and subsequent to the making of the note upon which judgment was entered, he was frequently consulted by appellee as to matters of law growing out of and pertaining to the business of appellee ; that he thus acted as attorney at law for appellee for about one year, and that his services therefor are reasonably…