Buck v. City of Eureka
California Supreme Court
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Humboldt country and from an order denying a new trial. G. W. Hunter, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
CHIPMAN, C.
Action on an implied contract for the value of services as attorney at law. The cause was tried by a jury, and plaintiff had the verdict and judgment thereon for four thousand seven hundred dollars, from which and from an order overruling defendant’s motion for a new trial, defendant appeals.
Plaintiff sues on quantum meruit, setting forth in his complaint a claim for services rendered defendant between July 12, 1886, and March 30, 1889, of the alleged value of ten thousand dollars, in defending a suit which was then pending against defendant in the circuit court of the United…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- State v. McCauleyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1860
- Power v. MayCalifornia Supreme Court · 1898
- Buck v. City of EurekaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1897
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