Werner v. Hatton

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Allen, J.-:

The defendants in error, Hatton and Ruggles, brought suit against Emil Werner and Rosa Werner, before a justice of the peace, to collect a balance of attorneys’ fees of $191. The case was appealed to the district court, tried by a jury, and a verdict and judgment rendered in favor of the plaintiffs for the amount claimed. The defendants claim that the evidence shows that the account sued on did not belong to the plaintiffs. The evidence does show that the account belonged to the plaintiffs at the time suit was brought, and was afterward…