Weller v. Jersey City, Hoboken & Paterson Street Railway Co.
Supreme Court of New Jersey
On appeal from a decree of the chancellor, whose opinion is reported in '6S N. J. Eq. (21 Diolc.) 11.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Gummere, Chief-Justice.
The appellants are attorneys-at-law, practicing as partners. They allege by their bill that they were employed by one John Meffert to prosecute an action at law against tire respondent to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by him through its negligence while he was a passenger on one of its cars; that Meffert entered into a written contract with them whereby he agreed to pay them fifty per cent, of all he might recover from the respondent, either by suit, .settlement or otherwise, as damages for such injuries, and…
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