Spinks v. Davis
Mississippi Supreme Court
IN error from the Circuit Court of Tallabatcbie county. Hon. W. L. Harris, judge. This was a suit brought by W. P. Spinks against A. W. Davis, upon an agreement entered into between Spinks and Davis, whereby Davis for a consideration, undertakes as attorney, to assume the administration of a certain estate, and collect a debt due to Spinks.
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IN error from the Circuit Court of Tallabatcbie county. Hon. W. L. Harris, judge. This was a suit brought by W. P. Spinks against A. W. Davis, upon an agreement entered into between Spinks and Davis, whereby Davis for a consideration, undertakes as attorney, to assume the administration of a certain estate, and collect a debt due to Spinks. The defendant demurs and sets forth several causes, tbe principal of wbicb is, that the agreement is illegal, contrary to public policy and therefore void; in supn^a?4¿mW|ipÉ position, a number of cases are cited, none of .y&m3M*tmnk |ii>a in point. The…
1Opinion of the CourtHakdy, J.
*154The declaration in this case states in substance, that the plaintiff contracted with and retained the defendant as an attorney-at-law, to collect certain claims to a large ardount, due him from the estate of one John Carson, deceased, who resided in Alabama, and died insolvent, but was entitled to a distributive share of the estate of his father William Carson, who had previously died in Talla-hatchie county, in this State; that the said estate having been fully administered and distribution made, and no distributive share set apart or allowed to John Carson, and the plaintiff being advised,…
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