Douglass v. Leonard
New York Court of Common Pleas
Appeal from city court, general term. Action by John L. Douglass against Robert W. Leonard, executor of William H. Leonard, deceased. From a judgment of the general term reversing a judgment for plaintiff at the trial term, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBischoff, J.
Plaintiff sued to recover the fair and reasonable value of services, as an expert accountant, alleged to have been rendered and performed by him, at the request of William H. Leonard, in and about the preparation of the accounts of said Leonard, George W. Parsons, and Mrs. Almira Reed, as joint executors of and trustees under the last will and testament of Ebenezer Reed, deceased. The answer denied the employment of the plaintiff by the defendant, the performance of the services, and the value thereof; and the trial of the issues thus created resulted in a verdict for the *592plaintiff for…
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