Dickerson v. Hamby
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Clark Circuit Court; Jacob M. Carter, Judge; 1. The court erred in sustaining the demurrer to the substituted answer.
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Appeal from Clark Circuit Court; Jacob M. Carter, Judge; 1. The court erred in sustaining the demurrer to the substituted answer. A plea of no consideration is good without stating the circumstances attending the execution of the contract sued on. 34 Ark. 172; 6 Ark. 412; 10 Ark. 273; 11 Ark. 308; 15 Ind. 15; 60 Barb. 346; Newman’s PI. & Pr., 543; 31 Ark. 657; 60 Ark. 612. In the making of a contract between an attorney and cliént, the law recognizes that the attorney has an advantage over the client, and places on him the burden to show the fairness of the transaction, and the adequacy of…
1Opinion of the CourtFrauenti-iae, J.
This was an action at law instituted by the appellees for the recovery of two notes. One of the notes was for the sum of $400, and the other was for $300; and the appellees alleged that appellants had paid $200 on the former note. The appellants filed an answer, in which they alleged that they were arrested upon the charge of having committed the crime of murder in the first degree, and that they employed the appellees, who were attorneys at law, to represent them in the defense of said charge; that after appellees had accepted the employment they told the appellants that they would be…
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