State Ex Rel. Elmer v. Hughes

Certiorari to the judges of "the St. Louis Court of Appeals, bringing up the record in the case of Elmer, respondent, v. Copeland et al., appellants, reported in 141 S. W. (2d) 160, wherein that court reversed the judgment of the trial court which 'had awarded relator damages in the sum of $T,918 for a breach of a written contract for attorneys’ fees.

The essential facts found in the opinion of the respondents are as follows: The relator and John H. Chitwood, both attorneys at law, entered into a joint written contract with Mrs. Emily S. Copeland individually and also in her capacity as…