Coyle v. Pittsburgh

Per Curiam,

This was an action of assumpsit brought against the City of Pittsburgh by Leo J. Coyle, appellant, a licensed real estate broker, to recover for services allegedly rendered to the city pursuant to an oral contract of employment. The averments of the statement of claim are that in January, 1934, appellant was orally employed by the then city solicitor, acting on behalf of the city, to make appraisals of the value of real estate and to testify as an expert witness in matters involving the City of Pittsburgh, payment therefor to be made in accordance with a certain schedule, as set…