Todd v. Central Petroleum Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Allen, J.:

The plaintiff, an attorney, brought this action to recover fees for professional services. Plaintiff recovered judgment. Defendant appeals.

On June 29,1939, two actions were filed against the defendant. In the district court the present action carried the number 103,897. It will be referred to as the “first case.”

In the petition in the first case plaintiff alleged that on or about June 12,1935, he was employed by defendant to represent defendant in certain litigation concerning an oil and gas lease. The petition sets forth the nature of the…