Blodgett v. Koenig

Plaintiff, a duly licensed attorney at law, on May 8, 1919, sued the defendant to recover $14,000, the balance due on an attorney's fee, with interest from November 12, 1918. The cause was tried by a jury, resulting in a verdict and judgment for plaintiff, on June 10, 1922, for $7,000 and interest, $1,545.25, aggregating $8,545.25. On appeal to the St. Louis Court of Appeals, that court, of its own motion, transferred the cause to this court because the amount in dispute, exclusive of costs, exceeds the sum of $7,500. [Sec. 2418, R.S. 1919.]

The Federal grand jury at the city of St. Louis, in…