Legal Opinion
Stuart v. Preston
California Court of Appeal
Decided November 20, 1934No. Civ. 9382PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNourse, P. J.
Plaintiff sued on a common count for the reasonable value of legal services. The cause was tried before a jury and plaintiff had a verdict for $50,400. The defendants’ motion for a new trial was denied and they present this appeal from the judgment under the alternative method.
The defendants were attorneys under a written contract for a group of land owners known as the Herminghaus heirs in litigation involving water rights in the San Joaquin Valley and terminating in the case of Herminghaus v. Southern California Edison Co., 200 Cal. 81 [252 Pac. 607]. The defendants’ contract was a…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Treadwell v. NickelCalifornia Supreme Court · 1924
- State Bar of California v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1929
- Herminghaus v. Southern California Edison Co.California Supreme Court · 1926
- Elconin v. YalenCalifornia Supreme Court · 1929
- Davis v. RentonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1931
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Kalfus v. FrazeCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1955
- Mitchell v. TowneCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1939
- Mercer Casualty Co. v. LewisCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1940
- Davis v. JohnsonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1954
- Neblett v. GettyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1937
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