Moore v. Scharnikow
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from, a judgment of the superior court for King county, Gilliam, J., entered May 15, 1907, upon failure of the plaintiff to furnish a sufficient bill of particulars, dismissing an action by an attorney to recover for legal services rendered.
1Opinion of the CourtFullerton, J.
The appellant, who is an attorney at law, brought this action to recover from the respondent the sum of $12,000, alleged to be due for legal services performed by him for and on behalf of the respondent. In his complaint he did not set forth in detail the services rendered for which he demanded judgment, but set them forth in general terms, claiming the amount due as a balance after certain payments had been deducted. The respondent filed a demand for a bill of particulars, to which a motion to strike was interposed. This motion was granted in part and denied in part, whereupon the appellant…
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