Dingman v. Henry
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Appeal from the Supreme Court to the District of Columbia. Scire facias by Thomas M. Henry and another against Harrison Dingman. From a judgment sustaining a demurrer to the plea in abatement to the writ, the defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
ROBB, Associate Justice.
Appeal from a judgment in the Supreme Court of the District sustaining appellees’ demurrer to appellant’s plea in abatement to appellees’ writ of scire facias.
On March 18, 1901, the appellees and Allen B. Stevenson obtained a judgment in the court of common pleas of Allegheny county, Pa., for $920, interest and cost’s. An examination of the record in that case discloses that the action was for “services rendered as attorneys” by the plaintiffs. The answer therein filed recognized the character of the services for which compensation was sought, namely, that the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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