Irvin v. Strother
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Tallapoosa Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. S. L. Brewer. Action by J. W. Strother against John Irvin and another, for services rendered as an attorney. At the request of the plaintiff the court gave the affirmative charge to find against John Irvin, and refused a. like charge to find for Irvin. . Judgment for plaintiff from which defendant appeals.
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Appeal from Tallapoosa Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. S. L. Brewer. Action by J. W. Strother against John Irvin and another, for services rendered as an attorney. At the request of the plaintiff the court gave the affirmative charge to find against John Irvin, and refused a. like charge to find for Irvin. . Judgment for plaintiff from which defendant appeals. The court erred in giving the affirmative charge for the plaintiff, and refusing a like charge for defendant. — L. & N. v. Lancaster, 121 Ala. 471; Humes v. Decatur L. & I. -Co., 98 Ala. 461; Foster v. Foster, 126 Ala. 257; Grimball v.…
1Opinion of the CourtDenson, J.
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This record reveals the following-state of facts, briefly stated: The Legislature passed an act in 1903, establishing a dispensary in Alexander City, which prohibited any person from engaging in the saloon business in that town after the 1st day of January, 1904. W. P. Truitt, Joe Jackson, and John Irvin were saloon keepers in the town at the time the act was passed. Truitt and Jackson employed two attorneys to test the constitutionality of the act, making an express contract with them for a fee of |300, to be paid to them provided they succeeded in having the act declared invalid. It was…
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