Kenny v. Kane
Supreme Court of New Jersey
On certiorari to the Court of Common Pleas of Essex county to review their judgment on an appeal from the Second District Court of Newark.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Scudder, J.
The case settled and signed by the judge of the District Court, under the statute, shows these facts: that an action was brought by the plaintiff to recover of the defendant for services rendered as an attorney in drawing a will, and for other papers and work done, amounting to $85. In making proof of the services rendered and their value, he admitted that he had given a receipt for payment of them to *563‘the defendant, but said that he knew it was of no force, as no part of the claim had been paid. It was given, he testified, because Mrs. Kane…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Ryan v. . WardNew York Court of Appeals · 1872
- Ensign v. WebsterNew York Supreme Court · 1799
- Kulp v. RickettsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1863
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