Dickinson v. Bradford
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Chancery Court of Talladega. Heard before the Hon. B. B. McCraw. Taul Bradford and James B. Martin were partners in the .practice of law; and while so engaged, they were employed, as lawyers by A. Z. Dickinson in the prosecution of certain ■suits in his favor against Thomas Henderson, administrator de bonis non, with the will annexed, of Shadrack Dickinson, deceased.
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Appeal from the Chancery Court of Talladega. Heard before the Hon. B. B. McCraw. Taul Bradford and James B. Martin were partners in the .practice of law; and while so engaged, they were employed, as lawyers by A. Z. Dickinson in the prosecution of certain ■suits in his favor against Thomas Henderson, administrator de bonis non, with the will annexed, of Shadrack Dickinson, deceased. During the continuance of their employment bv Dickinson, he made and entered into this agreement with them, viz.: The State of Alabama, Talladega County. This agreement, made and entered into by and between A. Z.…
1Opinion of the Court
BRICKELL, C. J.—
The bill is filed to enforce the specific performance of a contract, made betAveen attorney and client, after the relation had been formed, by Avhich the client, in consideration of services Avhich had been, and AArnre to be rendered, covenanted to convey to the attorney an undivided half of a described tract of land. There are many disputed questions of fact involved, Avhich are immaterial in the \TieAv AAre are constrained to take, and a consideration of Avhich is, therefore, unnecessary. The relation of an attorney to his client is one of trust and confidence, in Avhich…
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