Ridge v. Healy
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Western District of Missouri; Arha S. Van Valkenburgh, Judgu. Suit by John C. Healy and others, partners as Healy, Ferris & McA.voy, against Margaret D. C. Ridge. From the decree rendered, the defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
BOOTH, District Judge.
This is a suit in equity to recover on a contract for services as an attorney; also to impress a lien for the amount claimed upon certain property belonging to the defendant, and for a foreclosure of the lien. The contract was originally made between appellee Howard Ferris, of Cincinnati, Ohio, and appellant, Margaret D. C. Ridge, of Kansas City, Mo. It was assigned by Ferris 'to his firm, who are plaintiffs in the suit. Among the defenses set up ■were the following: That the contract was unfair and unconscionable, in view of the relationship existing between the parties…
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