Brandenburg v. Dante
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Appeal from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. Action by Edwin C. Brandenburg, Clarence A. Brandenburg, and E. Walter Brandenburg, copartners trading under the firm name and style of Brandenburg Sr Brandenburg, against William J. Dante, as executor of the estate of Stilson Hutchins, deceased. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
ROBB, Associate Justice.
Appeal from a judgment in the Supreme Court of the District sustaining appellee’s demurrer to appellants’ declaration, in which appellants sought compensation for professional services rendered appellee, as collector of the estate of Stilson Hutchins.
According to the averments of the declaration, appellants were retained by the appellee, Dante, as collector of the estate, to advise and assist him, as attorneys and counselors at law, in and about the performance of his duties "as such collector, and to render him such other legal services as might be necessary in and…
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