Gammons v. Johnson
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by plaintiff from an order of the district court for Otter Tail county, Baxter, J., sustaining a demurrer to the complaint on the ground that it fails to state a cause of action.
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Appeal by plaintiff from an order of the district court for Otter Tail county, Baxter, J., sustaining a demurrer to the complaint on the ground that it fails to state a cause of action. Standing upon the checkered pavement of the ground floor, and with our vision more or less obscured by the bustle of business, we fail to see anything in this contract obnoxious to the public policy of this state; but should the court from its higher pedestal, and with its clearer vision, detect immorality or injury to the body politic lurking in its provisions, and therefore declare the contract invalid, the…
1Opinion of the CourtBuck, J.
It appears that the plaintiff is, and at the time of making the contract set forth in the complaint was, a duly-licensed and practicing attorney at law; that he performed legal services for the defendant of the reasonable value of $50. The defendant had a claim against a railroad company, which it refused to pay, and thereupon he *489entered into a contract with plaintiff for its collection by suit or settlement, and agreed not to settle such claim with the railroad company without the consent in writing of the plaintiff, and that, if he did so settle, then he would within ten days thereafter pay…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Hall v. CorcoranMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1871
- Huber v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1897
- Frost v. PlumbSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1873
- Morton v. GlosterSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1859
3Cited by16 opinions
- Matter of SnyderNew York Court of Appeals · 1907
- Watkins v. SedberrySupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- In Re the Estate of GilmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1929
- Holland v. SheehanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1909
- Roller v. MurraySupreme Court of Virginia · 1911
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