Legal Opinion

Murphy v. Shinberg

Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division

Decided June 23, 1938Published

1Opinion of the Court

Pettingell,

J. Action of contract by a constable to recover fees for service of process and for other services rendered the defendant, an attorney at law. The trial *230judge specifically found as fact that the plaintiff and the defendant entered into an agreement that the plaintiff was to 'serve writs for the defendant but was not to make any charge for such service unless the defendant received pay for the same from his clients or collected the same from the debtors sued; he then found for the defendant.

The error alleged is the refusal of the trial judge to give seven requested rulings which he…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Hill v. HallMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1906
  2. Dondis v. LashMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1931
  3. Manheim v. WoodsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1913
  4. Butler v. GleasonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1913
  5. Lanigan v. SchartonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1921

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