Jones v. Haines
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Polk District Ooiort. — Hon. W. F. Oonrad, Judge. Action to recover for services alleged to have been rendered under contract made with the defendant. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals. —
1Opinion of the Court
Weaver, J. —
The plaintiff is an attorney at law, and in that capacity appeared for defendant in certain litigation involving the right of the latter to redeem certain property from sheriff’s sale. This service plaintiff says was rendered under an express oral agreement by defendant to pay the reasonable value thereof. Defendant admits that plaintiff appeared in her behalf in said litigation, but ■says it was done pursuant to an express agreement by which plaintiff was to receive nothing unless he succeeded in obtaining a favorable judgment, and in so disposing of the subject-matter of the…
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