Brown v. Reichmann

This is an action by plaintiff, an income tax counselor and auditor, to recover from defendant the amount allegedly due plaintiff, with interest, under a written contract whereby defendant employed plaintiff to present a claim against the United States Government for the refund of income taxes, penalties, and interest illegally collected from defendant for the years 1926 to 1931, inclusive and agreed to pay plaintiff for his services the sum of 50% of any and all amounts that might be recovered.

Plaintiff alleged in his petition that he had rendered the services required of him under the…