Young v. Crawford
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from the St. Louis Circuit Court, Daniel. Dillon, Judge. With full knowledge of the services rendered, in the trial of his case, Crawford had no right to be-silent.
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Appeal from the St. Louis Circuit Court, Daniel. Dillon, Judge. With full knowledge of the services rendered, in the trial of his case, Crawford had no right to be-silent. Banlc v. Gay, 63 Mo. 33. In support of the-plaintiff’s instructions, we rely upon well established, principles of agency, and upon the following authorities : Holmes v. The Board of Trade of Kansas City, 81 Mo. 137; McCrary r>. RuddicJc, 33 ia. 521; Scott v. Railroad, 86 N. Y. 200; Fister v. La Rue, 15 Barb. 324.
1Opinion of the CourtRombauer, J.
This is an action to recover the reasonable value of legal services which plaintiff states were rendered by him! *433to the defendant at his request. There was no evidence-that the defendant had retained the plaintiff, but the evidence tended to show that one Kinealy, the defendant’s attorney, had retained him. to assist in the defence of a cause pending in the circuit court, and that plaintiff did render valuable legal services, in the defendant’s presence and on his behalf in said cause.
When Kinealy first saw the plaintiff in connection with the case he simply stated that the defendant was very…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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- Holmes v. Board of TradeSupreme Court of Missouri · 1883
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