Legal Opinion
Brown v. Carver
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 4, 1930No. 218PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
L. HAND, Circuit Judge.
Brown sued Carver and another at law in the District Court for the Eastern. District of New York upon a contract for professional services as a lawyer, and the defendants answered. The cause came on for trial before a judge and jury; Brown testified to his retainer and to the value of his services, and called a witness in his support. At the close ©f his ease, the defendants moved “to dismiss the complaint oh the ground that the plaintiff had failed to prove facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action.” This the judge denied, and the defendants took no exception.…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Robilio v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1923
- Rosen v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1920
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Bates v. MillerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1943
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- Ginsburg v. American Bar Ass'nCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1960
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