Graham v. Dubuque Specialty Machine Works
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Delaware District Court.— Hon. Franklin O. Platt, Judge. Action for compensation of services rendered as an attorney. From an allowance of less than claimed, plaintiff appeals. Thereafter the defendants appealed.—
1Opinion of the CourtLadd, C. J.
After Dillon v. Lee, 110 Iowa, 156, had been determined in this court, the defendants Timothy Dillon and The Telegraph by its manager P. J. Quigly engaged the services of plaintiff to prosecute another suit against Lee for the benefit of the Dubuque Specialty Machine Works. *458As the corporation declined to sue, an action was brought in the name of Dillon and The Telegraph as shareholders and resulted in recovery as prayed in this court. See The Telegraph v. Lee, 125 Iowa, 17. A few days later plaintiff was advised of a cause of action the corporation had against one Loetscher and engaged by the…
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