Newman v. Levi
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error to Circuit Court, Ohio County. Action by Charles C. Newman and others against David Levi and others. Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendants bring error.
1Opinion of the Court
Williams, Judge:
This writ of error was awarded defendants to a judgment for $9,500, in an action of assumpsit by Chas. C. Newman, Martin Brown and John J. Coniff for the value of professional *224legal services rendered in behalf of the defendants, David Levi and H. W. Hunter, in a certain bankruptcy proceeding in the federal court against the Bituminous Coal Company of America, in which a coal lease made by said Levi and Hunter to said company was involved. They had leased to said company 1172.45 acres of coal and 28 acres of adjoining surface. The lease provided for the payment of minimum…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Clarke v. Ohio River R.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1894
- Metropolitan National Bank v. Commercial State BankSupreme Court of Iowa · 1898
- Garber v. BlatchleyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1902
- Moore v. MauroCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1826
- Griffin & Adams v. HarrimanSupreme Court of Iowa · 1888
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- Magruder v. Hagen-Ratcliff & Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1948
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