Nixon v. Christie

Blandford, Justice.

Christie brought his action against Harriet C. Nixon on a promissory note for the sum of two hundred dollars. Defendant pleaded that the note was given for services to be performed by Christie as an attorney at law, and that at the - time of the making of the note it was further agreed between the parties that Christie should enter into a written agreement that said note should be paid only on condition of a recovery to be had in a case to be brought in the case of Maggie Nixon (a daughter of the plaintiff in error) against one Perry, and if no recovery was had, then the…