Culver v. Diamond
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from District Court, Hughes County; John Caruthers, Judge. Action by H. H. Diamond against Joel A. Culver, I. J. Culver, and E. C. Adlridge, Judgment for plaintiff, and defendants Cul-ver bring error.
1Opinion of the CourtMiley, J.
Jeffrey Paldo, an enrolled Creek freedman, employed the defendant in error H. H. Diamond, a licensed and practicing attorney at law of this state, to file and try all suits necessary to cancel all deeds and remove all clouds created thereby, and to clear the title ,to the land which had been allotted to the said Paldo, as such Cheek freedman, which deeds he claimed were void because executed by him while he was a minor.
The contract of employment was in writing, and bore date of August 1, 1912, and contained the following provision with reference to compensation of the attorney:
“It is agreed…
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