Kelley v. Schwinghammer

Leaming, V. C.

Defendant is an attorney and counselor-at-law and solicitor in chancery, and is payee in a certain promissory note made by complainant. The note was given to defendant by complainant in settlement for legal services which defendant had performed for complainant as his client. An action at law has been brought by defendant against complainant to recover the amount of the note; that action is now pending. The present bill seeks to restrain further proceedings in the action at law and prays that an accounting may be had to determine the amount justly due from complainant to…